"Japan vows 'firm measures' to stop radioactive water leak"

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Japan vows 'firm measures' to stop radioactive water leak

The Associated Press

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/08/08/japan-fukushima-measures.html

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The government said it will step in and take "firm measures" to combat leaks of radioactive water at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, including possibly funding a costly containment project.

The announcement Wednesday came a day after the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi plant said some of the water was seeping over or around an underground barrier it created by injecting chemicals into the soil that solidified into a wall.

"There is heightened concern among the public, particularly about the contaminated water problem," Prime Minister 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."

The latest problem involves water that accumulated over the last month since the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., began creating the chemical barrier to stop underground leaks after detecting radiation spikes in water samples in May.

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[Mnemosyne]

1. And it only took a few months over two years! Yay, TEpCO!