Radioactive Water Causes New Problems to Japan Power Plant
The focus of the repair at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex turned to the removal of radioactive water from the inside and around the reactor buildings.
The world is looking for signs of progress at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. However, instead of progress, they found a new problem in the plant. The radioactive water from the inside and the outside part of the reactor building are preventing the workers from doing their tasks. The water found on the reactor buildings is poisonous so the workers are having a hard time doing their work. However, only little water was removed from the reactor building a week before the problem was discovered.
There are three basic reasons that caused the delay. First, there are tons of structural damage to pipes and other parts of the reactors that are very vital to water movement. Second, dangers of radiation are preventing the workers on performing essential steps. Third is a safe place where they can put the water.
The government and company officials are moving methodically. They said that it is better to get things right than to rush. They are more confident now since the reactors have stabilized and the amount of atmospheric radiation coming from the nuclear complex has declined for the past two weeks.
According to Hidehiko Nishiyama, a top nuclear regular, on Friday, it will be better if they can show a clear timetable. However, he said that they do not want the people to lose their trust on the government because of setting ambitious targets that will not be met.
The buildup of radioactive water presents new problems on the nuclear complex. The officials already confirmed that it is already leaking into nearby groundwater and the ocean.
The problem was first discovered when three workers got burned after stepping in it. They said that the process will be simple. They will only pump the water out of the flooded buildings. However, bigger problems occurred when they found out that they do not have any safe place to put the water.
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