TEPCO: 950 million becquerels of radioactive cesium per liter of water detected near No. 2 reactor [View all]
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TEPCO: 950 million becquerels of radioactive cesium per liter of water detected near No. 2 reactor building at Fukushima nuclear plant - @The_Japan_News
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/31/reference/tepco-trying-to-keep-radioactive-water-from-reaching-sea-but-can-it/#.UfnZXRhEr2Q
Tepco also suspects that residual water from a leak of highly radioactive water that reached the Pacific through a section of the trenches in April 2011 may be a source of the groundwater contamination.
A sample taken last Friday from the trench contained 750 million becquerels of cesium-134, 1.6 billion becquerels of cesium-137 and 750 million becquerels of other radioactive substances, according to Tepco.
A sample from April 2011 contained 1.8 billion becquerels of both cesium-134 and cesium-137 per liter.
Meanwhile, the basement of the turbine building is flooded with the tainted water from a leaking containment vessel. Radioactive water there is possibly leaking into the trenches connected to the basement.
How much radioactive water has flowed into the sea?
Tepco said it is unclear how long tainted water has been leaking into the sea — or how much. It continues to claim that the contamination of the sea is limited to the plant’s port.
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