Fukushima: Officials “Admitted Failure” — Giving Up on Attempts “to Prevent Highly Contaminated Water from Pouring into Ocean”
November 25, 2014
Japan Time: TEPCO fails to stop toxic water inflow into tunnels – TEPCO said Friday its attempt to stop the flow of highly toxic water into underground tunnels by the sea had failed. There are fears that the toxic water could leak into the ocean. Removing the water is a necessary step in TEPCO’s unprecedented attempt to create a huge underground ice wall. Initially, TEPCO sought to freeze water in a section of a tunnel.The utility also took some additional measures, but they also failed.