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Japan: Fukushima plant 'not addressing emergency properly', says watchdog
2013-08-05 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima nuclear plant has likely risen above an underground barrier meant to contain it, presenting an "emergency" that its operator is not addressing properly, a watchdog official warned on Monday. This water is likely seeping into the sea, exceeding legal limits of radioactive discharge , Shinji Kinjo, head of Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority task force, told Reuters. He said a workaround planned by Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will only forestall the growing...
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