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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

TEPCO Freezing Ground at Fukushima to Curb Contaminated Water Buildup

TEPCO Freezing Ground at Fukushima to Curb Contaminated Water Buildup
Moscow (Sputnik) May 05, 2015 - Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is going to freeze the soil around the crippled reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent a buildup of contaminated water, local media reported Thursday. According to NHK channel, TEPCO, the operator of the damaged power plant, will freeze the soil between reactor buildings, creating a 0.9-mile-long ice wall to prevent groundwater f ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/TEPCO_Freezing_Ground_at_Fukushima_to_Curb_Contaminated_Water_Buildup_999.html

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