Japan plans to stop leaking radioactive groundwater at Fukushima with an underground wall of ice. Here’s how it would work. "...Japanese officials desperate to contain an ever-growing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power station are looking to use artificial permafrost to stop radioactive water from leaking. The idea is to build a mile-long wall of frozen earth around Fukushima’s toxic reactor buildings to stem the groundwater contamination; the most experienced specialists in the field say the plan should work...." technologyreview/news/518801/how-the-fukushima-ice-barrier-will-block-radioactive-groundwater/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-energy&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130902
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 15:03:10 +0000
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