Friday, September 11, 2015

Reactor Buildings at Daiichi Withstand Typhoon



More highly contaminated water rushes into the Pacific Ocean:

Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system RT (10 Sep, 2015 19:37Edited time: 10 Sep, 2015 19:47). Available: http://www.rt.com/news/314973-fukushima-typhoon-etau-japan/ 
[Excerpted] Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. The incident came after a rush of water overwhelmed the site’s drainage pumps. Typhoon Etau brought lashing rains, floods and storm winds to Japan. Tens of thousands of Japanese people have been ordered to leave their homes across the country. Tokyo Electric Power CO. (TEPCO) informed the public today that hundreds of tons of radioactive water had leaked from the facility, but maintained that the incident posed no risk to the environment....

Majia  here: The good news is that the reactor buildings at Daiichi look as if they are all still standing. Remember that there are spent fuel pools that have not been unloaded.



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