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NHK News Flash, Oct. 23, 2013: The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is racing to secure storage space for tainted rainwater as another typhoon bears down on the Japanese archipelago
Text Typhoon Francisco is expected to weaken but will likely bring an increase in surf, rip currents, heavy rain, and gusty winds to Japan by the end of the week.
I somehow got the idea that radioactive typhoons were bearing down on Japan.
minkmouse
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Thanks for the link. Perhaps I missed the OP's point. I somehow got the idea that radioactive typhoons were bearing down on Japan. This seems like an off the cuff rant I guess. I'm going to sit back and see how it unfolds, maybe I missed something.
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant is bracing itself for Typhoon Francisco, set to hit the country this weekend, by quickly securing new storage space for contaminated rainwater that has already taken up the facility’s entire storage tank capacity.
The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has been struggling to keep radiation under control ever since the nuclear disaster that took place March 11, 2011, when three of the plant’s reactors were hit by a tsunami, which was triggered by an underground earthquake off the coast of Fukushima. The damaged power plant has been accumulating radioactive water since, but TEPCO is running out of space quickly.
This October 23, 2013, NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Francisco in the Pacific Ocean. (AFP Photo / NASA)This October 23, 2013, NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Francisco in the Pacific Ocean. (AFP Photo / NASA)
To avert a new disaster triggered by the typhoon, TEPCO proposes to move the contaminated water into underground storage pools previously deemed unsafe because of leaks, Japan’s NHK reported Thursday. There seems to be no alternative, as the typhoon is fast approaching.
The three underground pools proposed for storage have a total capacity of 9,000 tons. TEPCO stopped using similar models in April, after the discovery of leaks.
On Wednesday TEPCO said it found 140,000 becquerels of Beta radiation in a ditch at the power plant – double the figure of the previous day. TEPCO says this water is now being transferred to a storage tank.
The typhoon emergency measures come at a particularly anxious time for Fukushima, where workers are preparing for their most dangerous cleanup operation yet, which is slated for November. The operator will attempt to remove 400 tons of spent fuel from Reactor No. 4.
The need for the November operation is increasingly urgent, even critical: any light tremor – let alone a full-on earthquake – could trigger a series of catastrophic leaks, possiblesulting in the world’s most severe radiological disaster yet.y r
hounddoghowlie
minkmouse
reply to post by Maluhia
Thanks for the link. Perhaps I missed the OP's point. I somehow got the idea that radioactive typhoons were bearing down on Japan. This seems like an off the cuff rant I guess. I'm going to sit back and see how it unfolds, maybe I missed something.
well actually they are. the storms are pushing water in front of them and bringing water that is contaminated back in the storm surge that will roll over the beaches. how far inland it goes depends on the strength of the storm and and how high it will be.
TextTo avert a new disaster triggered by the typhoon, TEPCO proposes to move the contaminated water into underground storage pools previously deemed unsafe because of leaks, Japan’s NHK reported Thursday. There seems to be no alternative, as the typhoon is fast approaching.