Water level in Fukushima reactor basement rises dramatically as rain and groundwater leak in

[Barrett808]

Water levels in the basement of the No. 1 reactor building at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant increased dramatically on May 29 and 30, raising fears of radioactive water leaking from the site.

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), said the water level rose 19.8 centimeters over the 24 hours to 7 a.m. on May 30, 18 times the increase over the previous 24 hours.

The rising water level, apparently caused by rain flowing into the basement, is the latest headache for workers trying to contain the crisis at the plant. ...

Water level in Fukushima reactor basement rises dramatically as rain and groundwater leak in

[FBaggins]

1. If groundwater can leak in...

...then contaminated water can leak out.

[Throckmorton]

2. Without a doubt n/t

[madokie]

3. Thats what I was going to say too

shortly one of the nukies will be here with a bullshit story about how that can't be a problem. Of course we know better but try they may.

[FBaggins]

4. I thought I was "one of the nukies" ?

Of course it's a problem.

There isn't any reason to blow it out of proportion (as the anti-"nukies" will do with anything down to "Batteries died on TWO emergency flashlights today!!!"), but it's certainly a problem.

[madokie]

5. Just bi-polar

:-)

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[Yo_Mama]

8. And has been.

Which makes me think that there is quite a load of highly radioactive water in the ground, and surely the rain must be washing it either out to sea or further inland?

While Chernobyl was an explosive disaster, this one is a slow motion disaster, but a disaster nonetheless.

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