Enformable: “Levels of contamination on-site at Fukushima Daiich soaring as typhoons slam Japan” plus 1 more

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Levels of contamination on-site at Fukushima Daiich soaring as typhoons slam Japan Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:15 AM PDT Tokyo Electric has continued to conduct measurements around storage tanks which leaked some 300 tons of contaminated water in August.  The utility announced on Thursday that 140,000 becquerels per liter of beta-emitting radioactive substances were collected in a water sample from a ditch which runs into the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, the utility measured 59,000 becquerels in water sampled at the same location, which was more than 11 times greater than the 5,000 becquerel readings taken on Monday. TEPCO officials admit that rainwater may have carried radioactive materials from surrounding areas into the ditch and directed the flow into the ocean. Workers on-site began sandbagging the ditch on the ocean side and pumping the water, but were unable to fully block contaminated water from entering the ocean.  The utility plans to transfer the water which is accumulating in the ditch to a storage tank. Source: JiJi Press The post Levels of contamination on-site at Fukushima Daiich soaring as typhoons slam Japan appeared first on Enformable. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Licensed reactor operator at Oconee nuclear plant fails fitness for duty test Posted: 24 Oct 2013 05:00 AM PDT A licensed reactor operator at the Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina tested positive for alcohol during a random fitness-for-duty test at 6:32 PM on Tuesday October 22nd.  The employee has had access to the plant placed on hold. Source: NRC Event Notifications The post Licensed reactor operator at Oconee nuclear plant fails fitness for duty test appeared first on Enformable. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now