Wall St. Journal: They appear to be losing the battle at festering Fukushima plant — Leaks sprouting above and below ground — Response is frantic, desperate, and dangerously haphazard Title: If Nuclear Disaster Strikes, Steer Clear of Japan’s Playbook Source: Wall St. Journal Author: JOHN BUSSEY Date: Sept. 12, 2013 [...] the government’s belated call to arms showed how dangerously haphazard the response to [the festering Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster] has been. We now watch as tons of contaminated water spill daily into the sea off Fukushima. It’s a new phase of the crisis. It’s a danger to Japan. [...] [...] [Tepco] is frantically trying to halt hundreds of tons of groundwater that flow into the site daily. A large amount is washing through the broken buildings, picking up radioactive material and carrying it into structures or out to sea. Tepco is pumping the contaminated water into an ever-expanding mushroom field of containment tanks—some 1,000 to date. As the world watches, the utility appears to be losing the battle. Leaks above and below ground are sprouting. Now Tepco and the government want to freeze a mile-long stretch of earth in an unparalleled experiment to block water before it reaches the site. Construction will take two years. Sound desperate? [...]
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:39:09 +0000
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