Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Japan: Fukushima two years on: the largest nuclear decommissioning finally begins

Guardian: Radiation levels in the abandoned communities near Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have fallen 40% in the past year. Inside the wrecked facility, construction workers rush to complete state-of-the-art equipment that will remove dozens of dangerous radioactive nuclides from cooling water. Soon, a steel shield will be driven into the seabed to prevent contamination from the plant from leaking into the Pacific Ocean. Almost two years after a deadly tsunami crashed into the plant, crippling...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/06/fukushima-nuclear-decommissioning-plant-safety
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