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TEPCO’s ice wall operation not meeting expectations via Enformable Nuclear News

Posted on 2014/06/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In September 2013, Tokyo Electric announced that it planned to drill freeze wells at three feet intervals to create an ‘ice wall’ nearly a mile long  at the Unit 2 and Unit 3 reactors, where an estimated 11,000 tons of … Continue reading →

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Tepco Gets Go-Ahead For ‘Ice Wall’ At Fukushima-Daiichi via NucNet

Posted on 2014/05/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

26 May (NucNet): Japan’s nuclear regulator today approved a plan to install an impervious underground “ice wall” in the grounds of the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear station to try to slow the build-up of radioactive water, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum … Continue reading →

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Experts question ice wall at Japan nuclear plant via The Washington Post

Posted on 2014/05/02 by norma field

TOKYO — Experts on Friday expressed skepticism about a plan to build a costly underground frozen wall at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, a development that could delay the start of construction on the project. […] Dale Klein, a former U.S. … Continue reading →

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Crippled Fukushima reactor to get ice wall via CBC News

Posted on 2013/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Untested method would block contaminated water from escaping The Japanese government announced Tuesday it is funding a costly, untested subterranean ice wall in a desperate step to stop leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after repeated … Continue reading →

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