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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 10:54 PM Apr 2013

Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Leaking Contaminated Water (As Much As 120 Tons)

Source: Reuters

@BreakingNews: As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant, officials say - @Reuters http://t.co/Au9fiQdNn7

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

Fri Apr 5, 2013 10:48pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Saturday.

The power company has yet to discover the cause of the leak, detected on one of seven tanks that store water used to cool the plants reactors, a spokesman for the company, Masayuki Ono, said at a press briefing.

The company plans to pump 13,000 cubic meters of water remaining in the tank to other vessels over the next two weeks.

Water from the leaking tank, which located 800 meters from the coast, is not expected to reach the sea, Kyodo news wire reported, earlier, citing unidentified officials from the utility.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE93501I20130406

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Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Leaking Contaminated Water (As Much As 120 Tons) (Original Post) Hissyspit Apr 2013 OP
Jesus CHRIST... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #1
color me Phlem Apr 2013 #2
Wish I were shocked, Hissy. Thanks for confirming. And if that is what they will admit to, Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #3
Do they mean *this* reactor?. . . Journeyman Apr 2013 #4
Ridiculous! kansasgurl2012 Apr 2013 #5
Isn't this old news? Trillo Apr 2013 #6
Now do they really expect me to believe that 120 tons of water leaked just 800 meters from the sea silvershadow Apr 2013 #7
"Experts suspect there has been a continuous leak into the ocean" bananas Apr 2013 #8
The sea undergroundpanther Apr 2013 #9
Well, there's always something new to worry about. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #10

Journeyman

(15,001 posts)
4. Do they mean *this* reactor?. . .
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 11:02 PM
Apr 2013


What could possibly be wrong with this version of the 8th Wonder of the World? Why, this was designed and built by some of the finest minds in the universe, schooled in the dark arts of garbage burning and ever mindful of the safety of corporate profits. What could possibly go wrong?

kansasgurl2012

(8 posts)
5. Ridiculous!
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 12:17 AM
Apr 2013

I can't believe it! At least it didn't reach the sea, or so they say. Why can't we stop this and prevent it from happening!?

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
7. Now do they really expect me to believe that 120 tons of water leaked just 800 meters from the sea
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 12:45 AM
Apr 2013

will somehow not reach the sea? Who are the kidding? It's already there (along with all the other leakage we never heard about).

bananas

(27,509 posts)
8. "Experts suspect there has been a continuous leak into the ocean"
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 11:54 AM
Apr 2013

AP has additional information in its news report, here's a snippet:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/nuclear-plant-japan-leaking_n_3025795.html

Nuclear Plant Leaking Contaminated Water In Japan

By MARI YAMAGUCHI 04/06/13 07:21 AM ET EDT AP

<snip>

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."

<snip>

undergroundpanther

(11,925 posts)
9. The sea
Sat Apr 6, 2013, 09:51 PM
Apr 2013

has been a dumping ground for every waste,and fukashima has been dumping waste in the sea long before this article.

go to the source.
http://fukushima-diary.com/category/bnews/

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