Tokyo Electric says contaminated water leaked at Fukushima
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
said on Tuesday that four tonnes of rainwater contaminated with low levels of
radiation leaked during an operation to transfer the water between tank holding
areas. Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, has been trying to contain
contaminated water at the Fukushima site after it found 300 tonnes of
radioactive water had leaked from a tank at the plant. Fukushima suffered
triple nuclear meltdowns and hydrogen explosions after a March 2011 earthquakeand tsunami. During the transfer a worker found the leak, which the company
estimated to be 4 tonnes and was absorbed into the ground. The company faces
the prospect of more heavy rain in the next few days as another storm
approaches Japan from the south. It has also found high levels of radiation
just above the ground near other tanks, suggesting widespread structural
problems with the tanks.
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