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Fukushima operator says workers dusted with radioactive particles
2013-08-19 13:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Monday two workers were found to be contaminated with radioactive particles, the second such incident in a week involving staff outside the site's main operations center. Two dust monitors sounded alarms earlier on Monday outside the operations center, where radiation levels are usually low enough to avoid the need for full face masks, Tokyo Electric Power Co said in an emailed statement. Two workers waiting for a bus at the end...
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Japan Intervenes to Help Urgent Clean-Up of Leaking Fukushima Plant
2013-08-08 08:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: First, a rat gnawed through exposed wiring, setting off a scramble to end yet another blackout of vital cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Then, hastily built pits for a flood of contaminated water sprang leaks themselves. Now, a new rush of radioactive water has breached a barrier built to stop it, allowing heavily contaminated water to spill daily into the Pacific. As the scope of the latest crisis became clearer on Wednesday, Japans popular prime minister, Shinzo Abe, ordered...
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Fukushima plant operator cannot confirm volume of contaminated water into ocean
2013-08-07 12:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Wednesday that it cannot confirm the exact volume of contaminated groundwater that is leaking into the ocean. The Japanese government believes radiation-contaminated water has been leaking into the Pacific Ocean at a rate of 300 tons a day, an industry ministry official told reporters on Wednesday. "We are not currently able to say clearly how much groundwater is actually flowing into the ocean," said Tokyo Electric...
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Japan government: Fukushima plant leaking 300 tons/day of contaminated water into sea
2013-08-07 09:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Japanese government official said an estimated 300 tonnes of contaminated water is leaking into the ocean each day from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Wednesday to step up government efforts to stem radioactive water leakage. Abe ordered the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to urgently deal with the water situation and ensure the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co, takes appropriate action to deal with the cleanup, which is expected...
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Japan PM orders proactive government role to clean up Fukushima
2013-08-07 07:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the industry ministry on Wednesday to take appropriate measures to tackle the "urgent issue" of radioactive water building up at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry needed to be more proactive role in dealing with the problems at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi plant, Abe told reporters after attending a meeting of the government's task force on the nuclear disaster. He stopped short of committing...
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