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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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