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Japan: Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis
Posted by New York Times: Hiroko Tabuchi on August 24th, 2013
New York Times: The operator of Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear power plant sounded the alarm on the gravity of the deepening crisis of containment at the coastal site on Friday, saying that there are more than 200,000 tons of radioactive water in makeshift tanks vulnerable to leaks, with no reliable way to check on them or anywhere to transfer the water. The latest disclosures add to a long list of recent accidents, leaks and breakdowns that have underscored grave vulnerabilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
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Japanese Nuclear Plant May Have Been Leaking for Two Years
Posted by New York Times: Hiroko Tabuchi on July 11th, 2013
New York Times: The stricken nuclear power plant at Fukushima has probably been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for two years, ever since an earthquake and tsunami badly damaged the plant, Japan's chief nuclear regulator said on Wednesday.
In unusually candid comments, Shunichi Tanaka, the head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, also said that neither his staff nor the plant's operator knew exactly where the leaks were coming from, or how to stop them.
The operator, Tokyo Electric Power, has reported...