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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

'Mega-float' to hold water at Japan nuclear plant

'Mega-float' to hold water at Japan nuclear plant

Tokyo (AFP) May 21, 2011
A huge floating structure to hold radioactive water was on Saturday berthed at the quay of Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said the pontoon-type structure would be used to contain part of nearly 90,000 tonnes of contaminated water which has been stored at the facility.

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