Deb Norris The Fukushima plant sits smack in the middle of an - TopicsExpress



          

Deb Norris The Fukushima plant sits smack in the middle of an underground aquifer. Deep beneath the ground, the site is rapidly being overwhelmed by water. What happens when you pour hundreds of thousands of tons of water (400 metric tons each day times 2.5 years times 365 days in a year equals 365,000 metric tons of water) onto soil which sits above a massive aquifer? The spent fuel pool at Fukushima Unit 4 is the top short-term threat to humanity, and is a national security issue for America. As such, it is disturbing news that the ground beneath unit 4 is sinking. nuclear-news.net/2013/08/08/fukushima-reactor-buildings-risk-collapse-as-water-accumulates-underground/
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:26:10 +0000

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