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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant

Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant

Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2011
A Japanese electricity firm is to build an 18-metre (60-foot) high barrier to protect a nuclear plant from tsunamis, the company said Wednesday. Work on the 1.6-kilometre (one mile) long barrier to protect the Hamaoka complex will begin next week and is due to be completed by the end of 2012, Chubu Electric Power said in a statement.

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