Ex-top U.S. nuclear regulator counsels end to atomic power

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2. Australian news report: Dr. Jaczko warns groundwater situation at Fukushima is out of control

From a transcript posted at the website of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC):

Doubt over Fukushima safety claims

TIM PALMER: The former chief nuclear regulator in the United States has delivered a damning verdict on the ability of Japanese authorities to stop contaminated groundwater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from flowing into the sea.

Asked about comments by the Japanese prime minister that the situation at Fukushima was under control, Gregory Jaczko replied that the surging groundwater "was beyond human control".

Speaking to foreign journalists in Tokyo, Dr Jaczko warned that a planned underground ice wall around the site would also fail to stop the water becoming contaminated.

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GREGORY JACZKO: What was unleashed was a force beyond human control. What you can do is try and mitigate that but you can't really control it. You cannot control groundwater.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-25/doubt-over-fukushima-safety-claims/4979554