Radioactive Water Spilling Over Containment Barriers At Fukushima

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TWND on Oct 21, 2013

Highly radioactive water overflowed barriers into Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station after its operator Tepco underestimated how much rain would fall and failed to pump it out quickly enough.

Tepco has been battling to contain radioactive water at the nuclear complex, which suffered meltdowns and hydrogen explosions following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

Fukushima overwhelmed with radioactive water

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Radiation Levels Spike 6500 Times Higher Than Yesterday In Groundwater At Fukushima

AllBreakingNew on Dec 4, 2013

October 18, 2013 NHK News; RT

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Updated: Oct. 22, 2013

Radioactive Rainwater Overwhelms Fukushima Nuclear Plant

TheRealNews on Oct 22, 2013

Heavy rains have overwhelmed containment tankers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant.

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