TOKYO, Feb 8 (NNN-NHK) – Approximately 5.5 tonnes of water, containing radioactive materials, leaked, at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported, yesterday.
At about 8:53 a.m. local time yesterday, workers discovered water leaking from the outlet of a device, used to purify nuclear-contaminated water, during an inspection of the equipment, Fukushima Central Television reported, citing the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).
TEPCO estimates that the amount of water that leaked was approximately 5.5 tonnes, which may contain 22 billion becquerels of radioactive materials, such as cesium and strontium, the report said.
Most of the leaked water appeared to have seeped into the soil, but monitoring of a nearby drainage channel did not show any significant radiation level changes, it added.– NNN-NHK
