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Juillet 2011 / Asahi

Fukushima water purifying system plagued by failures



By NAOYA KON / Staff Writer

Problems stemming from complicated procedures, as well as dumb human errors, have plagued Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s key weapon in ending the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

In less than a month of operations, the cyclic water injection and cooling system, which purifies accumulated radioactive water and recycles it to cool down fuel rods, has experienced more than 10 suspensions and water leakages.

The system contains 4 kilometers of (…)

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 Fukushima