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Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Fukushima: Storage tanks are full, radioactive waste to be dumped straight into the ocean

[Natural News]: Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was commissioned back in 1971 and was one of the world’s largest power stations until double natural disasters in March 2011 caused the second worst nuclear accident in history.

The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), has tried everything to contain the resulting buildup of contaminated groundwater, but recent reports indicate that they have effectively lost the war.

The go-to solution has been to store 1 million tons of the toxic water in 1,000 tanks at the site, but the company has now warned that it will have run out of tank storage by mid-2022. The proposed solution? After going to such great lengths to contain the water because of its toxicity, Tepco is now insisting that it can safely be diluted by being drained into the sea....Read The Full Article Here>>>...