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Japan struggles with Fukushima water leaks
2013-08-07 05:48:54| Energy - Topix.net
Japanese authorities are putting new pressure on the owner of the meltdown-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after its admission that highly radioactive water from the site has been seeping into groundwater and the harbor off the plant.
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Japan must support Tepco in containing Fukushima water problem: Suga
2013-08-07 04:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan's government must support the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in its efforts to contain buildups and leaks of radioactive water at the facility, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will order the government later in the day to strengthen its response on water containment, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, indicating the government will get directly involved in combating the worsening problem. "It is necessary for the country...
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Japan government joining efforts to contain Fukushima toxic water
2013-08-07 03:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Japanese government is joining efforts to contain a buildup of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as operator Tokyo Electric Power Co struggles to contain the problem, government officials said on Wednesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the buildup of radioactive water at the plant was a very serious issue and that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would order the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which regulates Tepco and other power utilities, to significantly...
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Japan government considering support for Tepco on Fukushima water problem: METI official
2013-08-07 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Japanese government is considering whether to support Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, in dealing with the growing toxic water problem on the site, an official at the economy and trade ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry takes the water problem "very seriously" and is mulling ways to assist the beleaguered utility, said the government official, who declined to be named. The official did not confirm whether government support would be paid...
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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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