Developments in Fukushima

The only thing we could do is to pray not to have a severe rain fall hit Fukushima

Fukushima Duary,

13 August, 2013

Tepco’s spokesman stated “In case of a severe rain fall, if the groundwater increases more than the capacity of pump, we cannot do anything.” in the press conference of 8/12/2013.

Due to the underground wall, groundwater level is rising on the seaside of reactor 2.

In order to stop it overflowing to up-ground, they installed a pump last week.

However, groundwater level is observed to be rising in the surrounding area. It’s spreading over in the plant area.

Now groundwater, which is 1,000 tones per day, is literally out of Tepco’s control.

In this summer, unusually heavy local downpour is hitting all around Japan.

Several areas in Fukushima had landslides only 1 week ago.

It is likely that one or more will hit Fukushima nuclear plant.

It’s also a typhoon season.

The plant and the entire world are completely defenseless.

Tepco’s spokesman also commented they will build more underground wall in the mountain side and pave the seaside as prevention, but they cannot do anything more.

This is the reality that no one reports.

NHK: Groundwater levels continue rising at Fukushima plant — Gov’t warns Tepco about typhoons — 

“We can’t do anything” if rainfall overwhelms pump — Contaminated water could overflow and move “extremely fast” into Pacific

ENEnews,

13 August, 2013

NHK, Aug. 12, 2013: the water level has continued to rise [...] The Nuclear Regulation Authority [...] instructed the power company to step up the monitoring on the groundwater level, as it fluctuates with rain. It also warned of the approaching typhoon season.

Fukushima Diary, Aug. 12, 2013: Tepco’s spokesman stated “In case of a severe rain fall, if the groundwater increases more than the capacity of pump, we cannot do anything.” in the press conference of 8/12/2013

Environment News Service, Aug. 10, 2013: Recent torrential rains in Fukushima province have caused groundwater levels to rise

Yomiuri, July 31, 2013: “If the water level continues to rise, it could reach the ground surface,” Noriyuki Imaizumi, Tepco’s acting general manager of the nuclear power-related division, said at a press conference Monday.

BBC, Aug. 6, 2013: The water will soon reach the surface. Then it will start flowing over-ground into the sea.

Reuters, Aug. 5, 2013: Shinji Kinjo head of a Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) task force [...] acknowledged that if the water reaches the surface, “it would flow extremely fast.”

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