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NeoGreen

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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:13 PM Dec 2015

TV: Underground wall around Fukushima reactors started “leaning” — Cracks developing due to...

rising water levels — Problems seen along almost entire length of sea wall — Trying to make repairs to keep groundwater from surging (VIDEO).

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TV: Underground wall around Fukushima reactors started “leaning” — Cracks developing due to rising water levels — Problems seen along almost entire length of sea wall — Trying to make repairs to keep groundwater from surging (VIDEO)


NHK World, Nov 25, 2015: Groundwater wall at Fukushima plant leans slightly — The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has found that a wall it built 30 meters into the ground to block the flow of radioactive water is leaning slightly. {TEPCO] built the steel barrier along a coastal embankment to stop contaminated groundwater from seeping into the sea… TEPCO inspectors found that the wall is leaning up to some 20 centimeters toward the sea. They say this is due to the pressure of the groundwater flow. The officials also blamed rising groundwater levels for cracks found in the embankment’s pavement. The utility says workers are buttressing the wall with steel pillars…





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TV: Underground wall around Fukushima reactors started “leaning” — Cracks developing due to... (Original Post) NeoGreen Dec 2015 OP
Safe, clean nuclear energy, NOT. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #1
K&R for exposure. JEB Dec 2015 #2
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