Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for August 30th to September 2nd, 2013

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.State of the Fukushima ReactorsJapan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said this weekend that his government will step up efforts to manage the ever-worsening nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The move comes as new leaks of radioactive water have been discovered, and criticism is increasing from both international and domestic sources, as well as from Abe’s own political party.This week, workers discovered possible leaks in five new storage tanks containing highly radioactive water, which sit in four different areas of the compound. They also found a leak in piping connecting those tanks, an issue that could present far greater complications. On Friday, TEPCO reported that radiation levels near the tanks measured between 70 and 1,800 millisieverts per hour.



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