Japan: Fukushima: leaked 300 tons of dangerous radioactive water

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Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant operator, TEPCO company, said that about 300 tons visokokontaminirane water leaked from the steel tanks for the storage of radioactive water, which are designed to prevent water leaks outside the plant.

Regulatory Agency for Nuclear Energy of Japan's most recent water leak marked the incident as the first level, the second-lowest classification on the international scale for measuring the leakage of radioactive material.

This is the first time that the Japanese government announced the level of radiation after the March 2011. due to the earthquake and tsunami severely damaged three reactors Fukushima nuclear power plant. Then the incident highest rated seven due to the danger he posed to humans and the environment in the territory.

In a statement TEPCO has not indicated how the leaks of radioactive water from the steel tank.

On the other hand, in March last year from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant leaked about 120 tonnes of radioactive waste water, and nearly 80 gallons spilled into the ocean.

Leakage of radioactive waste water is often out of this nuclear power plant damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. year. After the disaster, the largest after the International Birds in 1986. , the Japanese authorities have evacuated residents from around the headquarters in radius of 20 kilometers.

Traces of radioactive iodine and cesium were registered in soil, seawater and food, not only in the vicinity of Fukushima, but also the broader region.

Source: Anatolia

• 20 Aug, 2013
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