TEPCO’s Plan to Freeze Soil at Fukushima Site to Curb Contamination Failing

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14:26 20.08.2016(updated 15:33 20.08.2016) Get short URL

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Tokyo Electric Power Company’s initiative to create a frozen soil barrier around Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent the groundwater from becoming contaminated with radioactive materials has not shown any success, the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority's expert panel member said.

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