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AUDIO: the dumping of radioactive groundwater into Pacific, near Fukushima

Hear-This-wayAUDIO: Tepco dumps groundwater near Fukushima into Pacific ocean http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/tepco-dumps-groundwater-near-fukushima-into-pacific-ocean/1315044  22 May 2014,

The operator of Japan’s troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant has started releasing tonnes of groundwater into the Pacific ocean. Tepco says the groundwater being dumped into the sea flowed from nearby hills and met radiation safety levels.

The controversial move followed an agreement with local fishermen.

The so-called Bypass System aims to prevent groundwater seeping into the basement of the stricken plant, and becoming contaminated.

Presenter: Sen Lam

Speakers: Ken Buesseler, senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, United States………

May 22, 2014 - Posted by | Resources -audiovicual

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