February 2, 2012
TEPCO reported today that more than eight tons of radioactive water has leaked from the number four reactor at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant after a frozen pipe burst. The electric company said none of the water reached outside of the stricken reactor containment building.
Fukushima reactor number 4 containment building.
TEPCO failed to winterize the reactorâs cooling system and this oversight led to fractures in pipes due to frozen water inside, according to reports.
âI wouldnât say this is a positive development. But it isnât something that would further stoke safety concerns over other nuclear plants,â Kenji Sumita, honorary professor at Osaka University, told Reuters. âIf it hadnât been for the Fukushima disaster, an incident like this could have gone unreported.â
more - http://www.infowars.com/tepco-not-to-worry-about-latest-leak-at-fukushima/
TEPCO reported today that more than eight tons of radioactive water has leaked from the number four reactor at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant after a frozen pipe burst. The electric company said none of the water reached outside of the stricken reactor containment building.
Fukushima reactor number 4 containment building.
TEPCO failed to winterize the reactorâs cooling system and this oversight led to fractures in pipes due to frozen water inside, according to reports.
âI wouldnât say this is a positive development. But it isnât something that would further stoke safety concerns over other nuclear plants,â Kenji Sumita, honorary professor at Osaka University, told Reuters. âIf it hadnât been for the Fukushima disaster, an incident like this could have gone unreported.â
more - http://www.infowars.com/tepco-not-to-worry-about-latest-leak-at-fukushima/
