| inbluevt | Date: Thursday, 2013/08/08, 0:57 AM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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Shinzo Abe promises 'firm measures' after nuclear plant operator Tepco admits radioactive water is escaping.
Japan's prime minister has promised "firm measures" to combat leaks of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant after its operator, Tepco, was criticised for a lack of action.
"There is heightened concern among the public, particularly about the contaminated water problem," Shinzo Abe said during a government nuclear disaster response meeting at his office. "This is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed. The government will step in to take firm measures." Such measures might include funding a costly containment project.
The announcement came a day after Tepco admitted some of the water was seeping over or around an underground barrier it created by injecting chemicals into the soil. The Fukushima plant was crippled and went into multiple meltdown after 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Tepco has been battling to contain the situation every since.
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University of Tokyo scientist shows a video of the Fukushima nuclear power station, which is leaking radioactive water. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters
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| Maxpain | Date: Thursday, 2013/08/08, 11:27 PM | Message # 2 | DMCA |
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The Japanese government could take over the Fukushima site and then hold Tepco responsible for the clean up but they won't. I the Japanese government doesn't do something Mathra may really come to visit.
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