500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2

On 6/19/2013, Tepco announced they measured 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 from the groundwater taken from the east side of reactor2 turbine building. The sample was taken on 5/24/2013.

The radiation level in seawater doesn’t decrease. In order to investigate it, Tepco drilled 3 observation holes on the east side of the reactor1~4 turbine buildings.

As a result, significantly high level of radioactive water Tritium and Strontium-90 were detected. Tepco hasn’t published Sr-90 readings after 5/31/2013 as “under analysis”.

 

Sampling date : 12/8/2012
Tritium : 29,000,000 Bq/m3
Sr-90 : 8,600 Bq/m3
Sampling date : 5/24/2013
Tritium : 500,000,000 Bq/m3
Sr-90 : 1,000,000 Bq/m3

 

Sampling date : 5/31/2013
Tritium : 460,000,000 Bq/m3
Sr-90 : Under analysis

 

Sampling date : 6/7/2013
(Sample 1)
Tritium : 500,000,000 Bq/m3
Sr-90 : Under analysis

 

Sampling date : 6/7/2013
(Sample 2)
Tritium : 470,000,000 Bq/m3
Sr-90 : Under analysis

 

Tepco states it is due to the contaminated water leakage out to the screen pump room of reactor2, which happened on 4/2/2013.

In order to investigate the spread of the contaminated water, Tepco drilled 4 more observation holes.

Tepco is planning to improve the ground by injecting chemical grout and fill the voids of crushed stone layer foundation.

 

500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
2 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
3 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
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7 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
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16 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
17 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130619_03-e.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130619_04-e.pdf

 

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Français :

Les eaux souterraines de l’est (= côté mer) du réacteur 2 sont à 500 millions de Bq/m³ de Tritium et 1 million de Bq/m³ de Strontium 90

 

Le 19 juin 2013, Tepco publie qu’ils ont relevé 500 000 000 Bq/m³ de tritium (un demi-milliard) et 1 000 000 Bq/m³ de Sr 90 (un million) dans les eaux souterraines de l’est du bâtiment de la turbine du réacteur 2. L’échantillonnage date du 24 mai 2013.

Le niveau de radioactivité de l’eau de mer ne diminue pas. Pour réaliser ces mesures, Tepco a foré 3 trous d’observation à l’Est des bâtiments des turbines des réacteurs 1 à 4.
Le résultat en est la détection d’importants niveaux de radioactivité en tritium et strontium 90 dans l’eau. Tepco publie les relevés du Sr-90 suivant le 31 mai 2013 sous “analyse en cours”.

Date : 8 décembre 2012
Tritium : 29 000 000 Bq/m³
Sr-90 : 8 600 Bq/m³

Date : 24 mai 2013
Tritium : 500 000 000 Bq/m³
Sr-90 : 1 000 000 Bq/m³

Date : 31 mai 2013
Tritium : 460 000 000 Bq/m³
Sr-90 : Analyse en cours

Date : 6/7/2013
(Échantillon 1)
Tritium : 500 000 000 Bq/m³
Sr-90 : Analyse en cours

Date : 7 juin 2013
(Échantillon  2)
Tritium : 470 000 000 Bq/m³
Sr-90 : Analyse en cours

Tepco affirme que c’est à cause de la fuite d’eaux extrêmement radioactives dans la salle de contrôle des pompes du réacteur 2, survenue le 2 avril 2013.
Afin de suivre l’évolution de la diffusion de ces eaux extrêmement radioactives, Tepco a foré 4 trous d’observation supplémentaires.
Tepco prévoie de renforcer le sol et de remplir les les vides laissés dans la couche de graviers des fondations en injectant du béton chimique.

500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
2 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
3 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2
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17 500,000,000 Bq/m3 of Tritium and 1,000,000 Bq/m3 of Sr-90 detected from groundwater east side of reactor2

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130619_03-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130619_04-e.pdf

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This website updates the latest news about the Fukushima nuclear plant and also archives the past news from 2011. Because it's always updated and added live, articles, categories and the tags are not necessarily fitted in the latest format.
I am the writer of this website. About page remains in 2014. This is because my memory about 311 was clearer than now, 2023, and I think it can have a historical value. Now I'm living in Romania with 3 cats as an independent data scientist.
Actually, nothing has progressed in the plant since 2011. We still don't even know what is going on inside. They must keep cooling the crippled reactors by water, but additionally groundwater keeps flowing into the reactor buildings from the broken parts. This is why highly contaminated water is always produced more than it can circulate. Tepco is planning to officially discharge this water to the Pacific but Tritium is still remaining in it. They dilute this with seawater so that it is legally safe, but scientifically the same amount of radioactive tritium is contained. They say it is safe to discharge, but none of them have drunk it.

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