Fukushima leaks into our oceans, and their ground drinking water finally recognised by Japan,,,,,

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Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water


By Mari Yamaguchi

National Apr. 06, 2013 - 08:55PM JST ( 25 )

TOKYO —

The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said Saturday that it was moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage, in a blow to the plant’s struggles with tight storage space.

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said about 120 tons of the water are believed to have breached the tank’s inner linings, some of it possibly leaking into the soil. TEPCO is moving the water to a nearby tank at the Fukushima Daichi plant - a process that could take several days.

TEPCO detected the leak earlier in the week, when radiation levels spiked in water samples collected in between the inner linings of the tank. Radiation levels in water samples taken outside the tank also have increased, an indication of the water leak, TEPCO spokesman Masayuki Ono said.

Contaminated water at the plant, which went into multiple meltdowns after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, has escaped into the sea several times during the crisis. Experts suspect there has been a continuous leak into the ocean through an underground water system, citing high levels of contamination among fish caught in waters just off the plant.

The leak is not only an immediate environmental concern, but threatens TEPCO’s tight water management situation, Ono said.

The tank contains 13,000 tons of water, which is part of the water that was used to cool melted fuel at the plant’s reactors damaged in the twin disasters. So much water has been used that TEPCO is struggling to find storage space.

“The impact (from the leak) is not small, as the space is already tight,” Ono said. “We need to revise our water management plans.”

More than 270,000 tons of highly radioactive water is already stored in hundreds of gigantic tanks and another underground tank. They are visible even at the plant’s entrance and built around the compound, taking up more than 80 percent of its storage capacity.

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[link to www.japantoday.com]

where are you AB to say all is well?......

ground water, and mountains of sea water deep comtamination now admited and being released, an increase in local water temperature in the sea water, and the extinction of shell fish, and the bail of all fish in the local area... here it comes....

say 'al is well' with nuke melt downs on going today after '11..... 24/7/365.... must be good locally..... after water cooling FAILED 2 times in the last 3 weeks... find a spot in china....

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 04/06/2013 09:15 AM