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Radioactive water leaks from Tepco plant
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June 28, 2011, Tuesday
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TONS of radioactive water was discovered to have leaked into the ground from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's nuclear watchdog said today.
About 15 tons of water with a low level of radiation leaked from a storage tank at the plant, on the Pacific coast 240 km north of Tokyo, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said it was still investigating the cause of the leak, which was repaired after being discovered around noon today.
Vast amounts of water contaminated with varying levels of radiation have accumulated in storage tanks at the plant after being used by the utility to cool reactors damaged when their original cooling systems were knocked out by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tepco is trying to use a decontamination system that cleans radioactive water so it can be recycled to cool the reactors, but has encountered technical glitches.
About 15 tons of water with a low level of radiation leaked from a storage tank at the plant, on the Pacific coast 240 km north of Tokyo, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said it was still investigating the cause of the leak, which was repaired after being discovered around noon today.
Vast amounts of water contaminated with varying levels of radiation have accumulated in storage tanks at the plant after being used by the utility to cool reactors damaged when their original cooling systems were knocked out by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tepco is trying to use a decontamination system that cleans radioactive water so it can be recycled to cool the reactors, but has encountered technical glitches.
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