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Tepco’s huge underground dike

Fukushima Radiation Leaks Rise Sharply  By William Boardman, Reader Supported News 11 July 13  “……..Nobody Knows if It Will Get Worse, Get Better, or Just Stay Bad   The water flow through the Fukushima accident site is substantial and constant, both from groundwater and from water pumped into the reactors and fuel pools to prevent further meltdowns.

In an effort to prevent the water from reaching the ocean, TEPCO is building what amounts to a huge, underground dike, “a deeply sunken coastal containment wall.” The NRA is calling on TEPCO to finish the project before its scheduled 2015 completion date.

Meanwhile, radiation levels remain high and no one knows for sure how to bring them down, or even if they can be brought down by any means other than waiting for however long it takes. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/271-38/18354-focus-fukushima-radiation-leaks-rise-sharply

July 12, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general