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Monday, September 14, 2015

Fukushima leaks radioactive water after Typhoon Etau busts drainage system

Posted: 11 Sep 2015 09:00 PM PDT
"For heavy rains, TEPCO has standard procedures to install rainwater guttering on the upper part of the water storage tanks and also to construct dikes around groups of tanks, which is applied to all of the recently added storage tanks," said the statement adding that "the drainage systems on the premises are most active during heavy rains to keep the site from flooding." Despite Tuesday's statements asserting that the drainage system would protect the nuclear plant station and the operator company was ready to face the typhoon, today's announcement would imply that TEPCO's efforts weren't enough.

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