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Tepco touts Fukushima Daiichi cleanup, but long road ahead via Asia.nikkei.com

Posted on 2015/06/28 by norma field

TOKYO — Progress has been slow in decommissioning the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, four years after the devastating the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to a meltdown at the power station in northern Japan. The government has … Continue reading →

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TEPCO told to freeze soil around reactor buildings to block groundwater via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/05/31 by norma field

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will implement a “difficult” proposal to use walls of frozen soil to reduce the amount of groundwater flowing into reactor buildings at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. A government committee working on measures … Continue reading →

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