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Fukushima radiation spreads under pacific Ocean seabed

Pacific-Ocean-drainJapan Expert: Contamination from Fukushima is traveling “under the seabed” and spreading further out in Pacific Ocean — Measures needed to stop flow http://enenews.com/japan-expert-contamination-fukushima-traveling-seabed-spreading-further-pacific-ocean-measures-needed-stop-flow

Title: Japan to fund ice wall to stop reactor leaks
Source: Associated Press
Author: MARI YAMAGUCHI
Date: Sept. 3, 2013
Atsunao Marui, an underground water expert at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, said a frozen wall could be water-tight but is normally intended for use for a couple of years and is not proven for long-term use as planned in the outline. The decommissioning process is expected to take about 40 years.

“We still need a few layers of safety backups in case it fails,” Marui told the Associated Press. “Plus the frozen wall won’t be ready for another two years, which means contaminated water would continue to leak out.”

Marui said additional measures should be taken to stop contaminated water from keep traveling under the seabed during that time and leak further out in the sea.
See also: Japan Expert: Contamination from Fukushima flowing beneath seafloor? “Could spring up outside the port”

September 5, 2013 - Posted by | Fukushima 2013

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