Another WTF moment brought to you by TEPCO. Please someone invade Japan.... Time to take over the reactors. Call the USA govt and demand some action and raising the safe radiation levels higher is not what we have in mind. Here is the number to the White House...202-456-1111.‘Shock’: Water underneath Fukushima reactors to be dumped in ocean — Attempts to deal with problem have ‘failed’ — Officials: It’s better than radioactive substances just “spilling directly into the ocean” like it is now...? Asahi Shimbun, Aug 7, 2014: [Tepco] wants to dump decontaminated water into the ocean. [TEPCO] is in talks with government ministries to pump contaminated water found around the buildings, process it, then release it... “We would never consider dumping the water into the ocean unless we received the consent of local residents,” a TEPCO official said. ... it would be the first time for contaminated water to be dumped into the ocean after it has been purified (What???) “The water close to the plant buildings is already contaminated,” the official said. “Fishermen are sure to raise objections” Bloomberg, Aug 4, 2014: [E]stimates suggest filtering the isotope strontium out of stored water will take more time [than Tepcos March 31, 2015 deadline.] Strontium has been linked to leukemia and can enter the food chain...Delays in the cleanup could extend a South Korean ban on Japanese seafood imports. Michael Friedlander, a former nuclear engineer [said] “They’re basically accumulating vast quantities of radioactive material that isn’t in control” Corrosion has delayed full use of a filtration system known as ALPS -- Tepco said a plan to divert groundwater into the sea has so far failed. More links to articles at: enenews/shock-water-fukushima-reactors-be-dumped-ocean-attempts-deal-problem-failed-officials-better-allowing-contamination-spill-directly-ocean-like-video
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 18:03:21 +0000
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