Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Nuclear Expert: No way to stop radioactive water going into Pacific from Fukushima plant — It will continue for at least 20-30 years


The rate at which contaminated water has been pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant is worse than thought before, an Industry Ministry official said Wednesday as PM Shinzo Abe pledged to step up efforts to halt the crisis.

The Voice of Russia contacted Arnold Gundersen, founder and president of Fairewinds Associates, to discuss the crisis and the possible solutions. The expert suggests radioactive materials will continue to leak into the global seas unless the plant is surrounded with a trench filled with zeolite. Even then, however, toxic materials will enter the Pacific through underwater sources .... http://voiceofrussia.com