Fukushima nuclear plant: Steam seen at reactor building

[The Straight Story]

Steam has been seen rising from a reactor building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said there was no emergency situation and there were no signs of increased radiation in the area.

It says it is investigating what is causing the steam at the damaged No 3 reactor building.

The plant, crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has seen a series of water leaks and power failures.

The tsunami knocked out cooling systems to the reactors, three of which melted down.

Water is being pumped into the reactors to cool them, but that has left Tepco with the problem of storing the contaminated waste water.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23353049#TWEET825610

[chervilant]

1. Pray tell,

what do *YOU* think they're doing with the vast quantities of contaminated water? I am certain that they're continuing to dissemble and/or quash reports about their 'progress' or the status of their 'clean-up' efforts.

[The Straight Story]

2. dumping in the ocean (nt)

[chervilant]

5. Yeppers,

that is my take on it, too.

[PearliePoo2]

3. Fukushima is FUBAR defined.

More from the article:

"We do not believe an emergency situation is breaking out although we are still investigating what caused this," a spokesman told Agence-France Presse news agency.

Mayumi Yoshida, another Tepco spokesperson, told Reuters news agency: "We think it's possible that rain made its way through the reactor building and having fallen on the primary containment vessel, which is hot, evaporated creating steam."

This is the latest in a series of problems that the Fukushima power plant has faced in recent months.

Last week, a sharp increase in radioactive cesium was detected in groundwater 25m (82ft) from the sea.

In June, radioactive water was also found to be leaking from a storage tank.

Experts say years of work lie ahead before the problems at the plant can be fully contained.

[madokie]

4. Nuclear

The mistake that keeps on giving. Long after its useful life of providing the heat for making steam to power turbines to make electricity.
Shouldn't have never been allowed to be to begin with.

[malaise]

6. As long as the 1% aren't affected it's par for the course

They won't let dispensable 99% get in the way of profits.
When some of their relatives are diagnosed with cancer, there will be change

[madokie]

7. Something sure needs to be done about this 99 to 1 percent thingie

they have all the money, hence all the power and they could care less about us 99 percenters

[malaise]

8. We the 99% across the globe will have to engage at all levels

We are the change agents.

[madokie]

9. We are the change we seek

thats for sure.
I remember a certain President telling us that very thing too but I think it went right over a lot of heads.