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Toxic water level increases in Japan's crippled N-plant
The embattled operator of
Japan's radiation-leaking Fukushima nuclear complex today said the level of
toxic water in two of the six reactors of the plant has risen, which is
hampering the critical work of restoring its cooling functions.
Workers of the operator, Tokyo
Electric Power Company (TEPCO), are engaged in moving highly radioactive water
from the tunnel of the No. 2 reactor to a temporary storage facility.
However, the power company said
the water level in the tunnel of the No. 3 reactor rose to 99 centimetres below
the surface last evening. That passes the level at which TEPCO plans to remove
the water, but it is yet to secure storage space, national broadcaster NHK
reported.
The water level in the basement
of the No.3 reactor's turbine building also rose by 10 centimetres over 3 days,
more than a month after a magnitude-9 quake and tsunami left nearly 30,000
people dead or unaccounted for in Japan's north east.
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