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Fukushima Is Leaking Radioactive Water Into The Pacific Ocean After All
Well, over two years after the Tōhuku earthquake and tsunami, TEPCO officials admit that radioactive groundwater has been leaking into the nearby ocean for, well, two years. The confession came just one day after an election that brought Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pro-nuclear party a solid majority, and months after watchdogs raised the red flag…
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Fukushima Plant Now Leaking Highest Radiation Levels Since Tsunami
In case you forgot, one of the worst disasters since the advent of nuclear energy is still underway. And although the initial shock has worn off, the radiation levels sure haven’t: TEPCO measured 10,000 millisieverts/hour — that’s fatal.
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Radioactive Water Leaking At Fukushima
Another week, another nuclear setback at Fukushima. This time, TEPCO’s noticed what appears to be contaminated water gushing out of a containment tank, Reuters reports – a development that’ll make cleaning up the facility even trickier.
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Photos Show How The Tsunami Hit Fukushima For The First Time
The Tokyo Electric Power Company has released images showing how the tsunami hit the Fukushima power plant. Thousands of tons of water covered absolutely everything with inexorable fury: