TEPCO starts pumping radioactive water out of damaged unit RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED April 19, 2011 TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has started pumping radioactive water into storage tanks, the Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday citing company sources. Work at Unit Two are considered the most pressing as the radioactive water, which was used to urgently cool the reactor and fuel storage facilities when the plant's cooling systems failed after the March earthquake, has been leaking into the turbine building and adjacent facilities. The water, containing high concentrations of radioactive cesium and iodine, is now being pumped out with an 800-meter hose into a nuclear storage facility. Under the schedule, workers will have to pump up to 10,000 cubic meters of highly contaminated water from the reactor building by April 26. Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was seriously damaged by the powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11. Fukushima's operator has since been struggling to stop radioactive leaks from the plant's crippled reactors. According to most recent reports, the death toll from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami stood at 13,949 as of Tuesday morning, with 13,678 still listed as missing. 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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