Tag Archives: radioactive water

Fukushima operator pleads for international help as radiation crisis deepens via RT News

Posted on 2013/08/24 by norma field

TEPCO, operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, admits it needs overseas help to contain the radioactive fallout, after 18 months of trying to control it internally. It comes after the latest leak at the facility was deemed a “serious … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: the global fallout via The Guardian

Posted on 2013/08/24 by norma field

The long, dark shadow cast by the meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station grew longer and darker on Wednesday as the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Tepco, admitted that 300 tonnes of highly toxic water had leaked … Continue reading →

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More tanks at embattled Fukushima plant may have leaks via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/08/23 by norma field

More tanks at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant site may have leaks as Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said on Aug. 22 that high radiation levels were detected near a second section of storage tanks. … Continue reading →

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Radiation crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant deepens as threat level raised to ‘serious’ via The Independent

Posted on 2013/08/21 by norma field

“We are in a situation where there is no time to lose,” said NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka today. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) admitted this week that one of about 1060 giant storage tanks at the plant had leaked … Continue reading →

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Japan’s nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses ‘shock’ via Reuters

Posted on 2013/08/21 by norma field

The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday it viewed the situation at Fukushima “seriously” and was ready to help if called upon, while nearby China said it was “shocked” to hear contaminated water was still leaking from … Continue reading →

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Japan’s nuclear watchdog seeks to raise danger level over Fukushima leak via Global Post

Posted on 2013/08/21 by norma field

The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that radioactive water had leaked from one of its storage tanks and into the ground. Japan’s nuclear watchdog is considering issuing its most serious alert since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami … Continue reading →

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Water, water everywhere: Incentives and options at Fukushima Daiichi and beyond via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/08/13 by norma field

Andrew DeWit Japan’s ruined and radioactive reactor plant at Fukushima Daiichi has been an abiding source of concern among knowledgeable observers. There are a host of good reasons for this reemergence. As this Mainichi survey observes, it is now clear … Continue reading →

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Radioactive water leaking into Pacific Ocean in new Fukushima ’emergency’ via ABC News

Posted on 2013/08/06 by norma field

Japan’s nuclear watchdog says there is a state of emergency at the shattered Fukushima nuclear plant over ongoing leaks of radioactive water. An official from the Nuclear Regulation Authority says contaminated groundwater has risen above a shore barrier meant to … Continue reading →

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Small Leak Is Discovered at Plant in Fukushima via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/04/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Efforts to remove highly contaminated water from a leaking underground storage pool at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant were delayed on Sunday when the plant’s operator said it had found yet another leak, this time in the pipes … Continue reading →

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Fracking Wastewater Can Be Highly Radioactive　via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2013/01/28 by norma field

Randy Moyer hasn’t been able to work in 14 months. He’s seen more than 40 doctors, has 10 prescriptions to his name and no less than eight inhalers stationed around his apartment. Moyer said he began transporting brine, the wastewater … Continue reading →

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