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Fukushima’s truth – too dire to be told?

text-Fukushima-2013-1Japan to issue gravest Fukushima nuclear warning in two years  Toronto Sun, , AUGUST 21, 2013 03 TOKYO    Comment They’re not even scratching the surface. Radioactive water has been leaking at the rate of 300 tonnes per day for two years now.

There are still more than 1,300 spent fuel rods on site, that have to be submerged in water in order to stay cool. They are still pumping millions of gallons of seawater onto these rods to keep them from going into meltdown. The more water they pump, the more radioactive water needs to be stored on site, and can (and does as we see now) end up leaking back into the ocean.

Some estimates (by nuclear professionals) claim it will take over 40 years to decommission these reactors, and even after that the site will still be uninhabitable.

The Nuclear ratings agencies aren’t telling us the truth because if we knew how dire it really was heads would roll.  http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/21/japan-to-issue-gravest-fukushima-nuclear-warning-in-two-years

August 22, 2013 - Posted by | general

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  1. Why is it that some say the uncontrolled leak is 300 tonnes per day, while others say 400 tonnes, or even 800 tonnes per day?

    Is this a “Metric” thing? Shouldn’t SI units be clearly included in publication to avoid any misconception?

    Thank you again for another excellent article.

    TechDud's avatar Comment by TechDud | August 22, 2013 | Reply


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