TEPCO urged to stop tainted water leakages
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has come up with plans to stop radioactive waste water from leaking into the sea. One idea is to build a new facility to collect underground water in the compound.
Tokyo Electric Power Company presented the plans to a working group of the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday. The group, tasked to stop leakages, met for the first time.
TEPCO admitted during the meeting that contaminated underground water may have moved aboveground along seawalls that were solidified to stop leakages.
TEPCO’s proposals include construction of a new facility to gather underground water flowing toward the seaside of the plant and begin pumping water in late August.
Experts in the group urged TEPCO to implement the measures ahead of schedule, citing the seriousness of the problem.
Fukushima begins radiation level checks on children
The Fukushima prefectural government has started internal radiation level checks on children under 4 years old who were previously too small to undergo the checks with a standard whole body counter.
The equipment for measuring internal radiation levels is designed for people with the height of adults. Fukushima officials have now fitted the equipment with a 90-centimeter high chair to allow smaller children to be tested.
The checks, which started on Thursday, cover children who lived in 5 municipalities designated as evacuation zones following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in March 2011.
A father who brought in his 3-year-old son said it is good that the checks have now become available for smaller children but they should have started much earlier.
A Fukushima official, Keiichi Sasa, said parents have been anxious and frustrated by their inability to check the internal radiation levels of their small children.
He said the prefecture plans to make the checks available for more children in Fukushima.
Aug. 1, 2013 – Updated 07:53 UTC
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New research body for reactor decommissioning
Public and private sector groups in Japan will jointly set up a new research organization to pursue ways to decommission the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Thursday handed a charter for the body to Kyoto University Professor Hajimu Yamana, who will head the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning.
Tepco may be gaining time before press question % of the direct leakage of the coolant water to the sea
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Just In: U.S. nuclear plant declares ‘Alert’ — “Events could degrade or have degraded level of safety” —
“Public should stay tuned to radio and TV” #Farley
The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant declared an alert unit 1, August 3, 2013, 5:20 a.m. An alert is the second least serious of four nuclear plant emergency classifications assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. At this point there is no danger to the public. Appropriate federal, state and local officials have been notified. Additional details will be announced as they become available. Members of the public should stay tuned to their radio and television for the latest information. http://enenews.com/just-in-u-s-nuclea… http://news.alabamapower.com/category…
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