Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Leaking Contaminated Water
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(Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant/ Wiki Commons)
The Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on Saturday that about 120 tons of radioactive water might have leaked from a Fukushima storage tank and possibly contaminating the surrounding ground.
In a press briefing, company spokesman Masayuki Ono said that the cause of the leak is still unknown. The company also plans to move the 13,000 cubic meters of water from the damaged tank to another container.
According to a Kyodo news wire that cited unnamed officials from the nuclear plant, the contaminated water is not expected to reach the coast.
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