tepco
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TEPCO Plugs Radioactive Water Leak
After the baby nappy and sawdust solution didn’t quite cut it, TEPCO’s finally stopped Fukushima’s contaminated water from flowing into the Pacific Ocean using around 5700 litres of chemicals. Phew! Let’s hope the measure holds up. [Kyodo News]
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TEPCO Dumping Radioactive Water Into The Ocean
Well, I guess there’s only so much room in that “mega float”, as TEPCO says they’ll be dumping over 11,000 tons of Fukushima’s iodine-131 contaminated water directly into the Pacific Ocean – enough to potentially expose the public to a quarter of their recommended yearly dose. [BotAS]
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Japanese Nuclear Plant Will Have To Cough Up Compensation
Normally, a natural disaster often results in companies being exempt from having to pay compensation. In TEPCO’s case, however, the Japanese government has said being exempt from having to pay would be “impossible under current social circumstances”.