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Storage tanks filled with radioactive wastewater at Fukushima nuclear plant, sprawling over 42 acres of parking lots and lawns. The tanks hold the equivalent of 112 Olympic-size pools. |
Common Dreams staff,
30 April 2013
Latest crisis reveals intractable nature of nuclear cleanup
Japan's battle against the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant has intensified as "a flood of highly radioactive wastewater" overwhelms emergency crews and highlights just how intractable the cleanup effort is proving.
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Latest crisis reveals intractable nature of nuclear cleanup
Japan's battle against the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant has intensified as "a flood of highly radioactive wastewater" overwhelms emergency crews and highlights just how intractable the cleanup effort is proving.
As the New York Times reports: