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Fukushima grapples with toxic soil that no one wants via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/03/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Eight years after the disaster, not a single location will take the millions of cubic metres of radioactive soil that remain […] In the years after the disaster, about 70,000 workers removed topsoil, tree branches, grass and other contaminated material … Continue reading →

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80% of ‘purified’ Fukushima plant water exceeds radiation limits via The Japan News

Posted on 2018/09/30 by nfield

Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) — About 80 percent of water stored at the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station after purification work still contains radioactive materials above the environmental standards, officials at the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company … Continue reading →

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Tritiated water and the proposed discharges of tritiated water stored at the Fukushima accident site via Tim Deere-Jones

Posted on 2018/09/02 by nfield

Briefing paper: July 2018 Tim Deere-Jones (Marine Radioactivity Research & Consultancy: Wales: UK) The problem of accumulating tritiated water at the Fukushima site continues to grow, as cooling waters are still being continuously applied at the site. There is increased pressure … Continue reading →

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Storage capacity of radioactive water at Fukushima power plant nears limit via STL Today

Posted on 2018/05/20 by nfield

The number of storage tanks for contaminated water and other materials has continuously increased at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan, and space for still more tanks is approaching the limit. Behind … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Power Plant Dilemma: What to Do With More Than 1 Million Tons of Radioactive Water via The Weather Channel

Posted on 2018/05/02 by nfield

[…] Currently, over 1 million tons of contaminated water are stored in the tanks, Wired.com reports. Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, the utility that owns the plant, has to build a new storage tank for the toxic water every four … Continue reading →

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EXPERTS WANT JAPAN TO PUSH A MILLION TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN via Newsweek

Posted on 2017/11/26 by nfield

Japan has still not come to a consensus on what to do with a million tons of nuclear water six years after their primary nuclear power plant in Fukushima was rocked by a tsunami. The water stored in 900 large, … Continue reading →

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Japan nuclear watchdog says two reactors at Tepco’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa to stay idle — for now via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/09/13 by nfield

The country’s atomic watchdog held off certifying the safety of two idle reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture on Wednesday, citing a lack of debate on specific safety measures taken. The Nuclear … Continue reading →

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High-priced Fukushima ice wall nears completion, but effectiveness doubtful via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/08/17 by nfield

A subterranean ice wall surrounding the nuclear reactors at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant to block groundwater from flowing in and out of the plant buildings has approached completion. 【Related】Concern as leaky ‘ice wall’ around Fukushima nuke … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plant must release contaminated water via Japan Today

Posted on 2017/07/13 by nfield

By Mari Yamaguchi The new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says the utility needs to stop dragging its feet on plans to dump massive amounts of treated but contaminated water into the sea and make more money if … Continue reading →

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Radioactive water leaks from storage tank at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/10/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The latest contaminated water leak at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant occurred at a flange-type storage tank, whose seams are connected by bolts. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Up to 32 liters of radioactive water leaked from a storage … Continue reading →

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