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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Fukushima leak worse than authorities are letting on


Fukushima leak worse than authorities are letting on


Fukushima leak worse than authorities are letting onhttp://energyandnuclear.com/2013/08/23/fukushima-leak-worse-than-authorities-are-letting-on/?goback=.gde_1851527_member_268373661#!

Fukushima leak worse than authorities are letting on
Nuclear experts are suggesting the recent leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant is much worse than the Japanese authorities are letting on.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) recently admitted 300 tonnes of radioactive water had leaked from a storage tank into the surrounding soil.
Responding to the leak on Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced the leak represented a level three ‘serious incident’ on the seven-point International Nuclear Event Scale. They had initially classified the leak as a level one incident.
Read the full article here http://www.energylivenews.com/2013/08/23/fukushima-leak-worse-than-authorities-are-letting-on/

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