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JUST-IN: Huge Leak of Radioactive Water in Fukushima No 2. Containment Vessel Fractured!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 2731277:MV8yMDc4NTI1XzM0OTk5Njk3XzQyMkM2ODVD] "Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it was unable to identify the source of the leak when the robot inspected one of the eight vent pipes that connect the chamber with the containment vessel on Dec. 11." and.... a robot inspected it! Wow... Fukushima is one of my biggest fears since I'm in So. Calif. GLPers - please keep this info. updated :ohno: [/quote]
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Asahi: Tepco can’t find where huge amount of highly radioactive water is leaking at Reactor No. 2 — ‘Fractures’ in containment vessel suspected
The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is grappling to locate the source of a leak of highly radioactive water in the crippled No. 2 reactor [...]
A remote-controlled robot is now scouring the basement of the reactor building [...]
TEPCO suspects the radioactive water is leaking from fractures near the pressure suppression chamber [lower part of containment vessel].
It was the first detailed inspection near the chamber. [...]
A huge volume of highly radioactive water, used to cool down the fuel, has since been leaking from the reactor, TEPCO said.
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