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Massive buildup of radioactive debris at Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant

FOUR YEARS AFTER: Radioactive debris continues to stack up at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201503080013 March 08, 2015 By HIROMI KUMAI/ Staff Writer

FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture–With nowhere to put it, refuse and debris contaminated with radioactive materials continue to pile up at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant here.

A total of 258,300 cubic meters of radioactive debris was produced from the March 2011 accident to the end of this January in the plant, where decommissioning work is under way.

The amount is equivalent to the capacity of about 650 25-meter-long swimming pools.

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Of the 258,300 cubic meters, 178,600 cubic meters were mainly debris that had been scattered around reactor buildings, wood refuse produced in the work in the plant and protective suits used by workers, according to the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co.

The remaining 79,700 cubic meters were trees that were felled to create space for tanks storing radioactive water. There were also 1,846 objects that absorbed radioactive materials from contaminated water.

According to the road map worked out by the government and TEPCO, the basic plan for disposing of the radioactive waste will be released in fiscal 2017.

March 9, 2015 - Posted by | Fukushima 2015, Japan, wastes

2 Comments »

  1. Nuclear Blast of Fukushima-1 Nuke plant was the huge crime by Israeli Magna BSP Corp. which installed 3 mini nuclear bombs as the Safety management charge company of the nuke plant, and by GE Corp., USA as the designer of the nuke plant. They blew up Fukushima-1 Nuke plant by the remote control of the Net virus on Mar. 14, 2011.
    Jim Stone of U.S. NSA appeared in AFR (American Free Radio) and revealed this huge crime.
    Search it in “Jim Stone”, and look at the testimony picture.

    Tatsmaki's avatar Comment by Tatsmaki | March 9, 2015 | Reply

    • I don’t find your story credible.

      The Fukushima disaster was crime enough – without such fanciful conspiracy theories

      Christina Macpherson's avatar Comment by Christina MacPherson | March 10, 2015 | Reply


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