Japan to dump radioactive water
Japan will need to discharge a total of 11,500 tonnes of low-contaminated water into the ocean.
VIENNA:
Japan will need to discharge a total of 11,500 tonnes of low-contaminated water into the ocean from the site of a stricken nuclear reactor, a senior Japanese nuclear official said in Vienna on Monday.
“The total amount of water is 11,500 tonnes,” Koichiro Nakamura, a deputy director general of Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, told a news conference when asked how much water Japan needed to dump into the ocean. He said this was a required measure to avoid a more serious risk. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power said earlier on Monday the release would be more than 10,000 tonnes.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2011.
Japan will need to discharge a total of 11,500 tonnes of low-contaminated water into the ocean from the site of a stricken nuclear reactor, a senior Japanese nuclear official said in Vienna on Monday.
“The total amount of water is 11,500 tonnes,” Koichiro Nakamura, a deputy director general of Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, told a news conference when asked how much water Japan needed to dump into the ocean. He said this was a required measure to avoid a more serious risk. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power said earlier on Monday the release would be more than 10,000 tonnes.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2011.