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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Fukushima protective sea wall cracking
Fukushima protective sea wall cracking
Tokyo (Sputnik) Dec 02, 2015 -
The barrier constructed at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to prevent
contaminated water from leaking into the ocean has tilted, developing a
crack about 500 meters (0.3 miles) in length along its base, local media
report.
The tilt, which reportedly occurred as a result of heavy groundwater
pressure on the wall, is only about 20 centimeters (just short of 8
inches), but because of the cr ...
morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Fukushima_protective_sea_wall_cracking_999.html
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