marinegirl Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 05:34 GMT +305 FEBRUARY 2017 The barrier constructed at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to prevent contaminated water from leaking into the ocean has tilted, developing a crack about 500 meters (0.3 miles) in length along its base, local media report. TOKYO (Sputnik) – The tilt, which reportedly occurred as a result of heavy groundwater pressure on the wall, is only about 20 centimeters (just short of 8 inches), but because of the crack there is a danger of ocean water getting contaminated. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred on March 11, 2011. As a result of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a subsequent tsunami, half of the reactors at the nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown.Specialists from Fukushima’s operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), are currently working on filling up the crack and correcting the wall tilt. According to TEPCO estimates, the wall should reduce contaminated water flow into the ocean from 400 tons to 10 tons a day.TEPCO finished constructing the protective coastal wall along the damaged Fukushima reactor buildings in October 2015. The wall is about 780 meters (about 0.5 miles) long and extends about 30 meters (98 feet) below ground. TEPCO is also developing a freezing soil barrier around the reactors. https://sputniknews.com/asia/201511261030771408-fukushima-sea-wall-crack/ That might explain a little more clearly what is happening.....still bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 5, 2017 Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2017 While I really appreciate that you are posting from a famous news source, this article was written more than year ago - check it out. So not news. Also not related to the latest news about this issue. Thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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