Radioactive water continues leaking from Japan nuclear plant - TV RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED April 04, 2011 The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday continued injecting water-absorbing polymers into a cracked pit but radioactive water was still leaking into the ocean, NHK television reported. On Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, found radioactive water was seeping into the ocean from a crack in a concrete pit that contains power cables near the Number 2 reactor's water intake. The level of radiation on the surface of the pit's water was measured at over 1,000 milisieverts per hour, NHK reported. Japan's nuclear watchdog said the crack could be the source of recent seawater contamination. There could be other similar cracks, Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy head of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, told a news conference. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan made his first visit to area of northeaster Japan worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami earlier on Saturday. He visited an evacuee shelter and met with emergency crews battling to prevent massive radiation fallout at the nuclear plant. The death toll from the quake and tsunami has neared 12,000, while nearly 16,500 remain unaccounted for. Topics: NPP Fukushima Daiichi Other news: Russia ready to finance Egypt first nuclear plant Russia confirmed its participation in a tender to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant and said it was willing to help finance the project. ARMZ acquires Australian uranium producer in $1.2 bln deal ARMZ will pay eight Australian dollars per share, which represents a 15.5 percent premium on the average market price for 20 trading days. Russia to start building Turkish NPP in 2013 Russia will start building Turkey's first NPP estimated at $20 billion in 2013, Russian ambassador to Ankara Vladimir Ivanovsky said. |
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