TOKYO, Japan — More than two years after the massive Tohoku - TopicsExpress



          

TOKYO, Japan — More than two years after the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, high levels of radiation are escaping into the ground and the atmosphere from a damaged container filled with water used to treat Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The incident marks the second phase of a nightmare that threatens the long-term fate of the country. After admitting earlier this month that up to 300 tons of radioactive water were leaking every day into the Pacific Ocean, a new leak problem has been upgraded by Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency from a level one “anomaly” to a level three “serious incident” on the International Nuclear Event Scale. (The International Atomic Energy Agency is reviewing the level three rating, but has yet to confirm it.)
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:04:21 +0000

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