[Major leakage] Tritium detected from 13 of 14 observation holes, “To be discharged to the sea”

Having the contaminated water keep increasing, Tepco is running out of the storage. Tepco made 7 reservoirs, but so far, Tepco has admitted 3 of them are leaking.

In order to investigate how far the leaking contaminated water is penetrating underground, Tepco is analyzing ground water of observation holes and bypass wells.

According to Tepco, radioactive water Tritium was detected from 13 of 14 holes. The sampling dates are 5/13 and 5/14/2013.

From the samples taken from 4/29 to 5/1/2013, Tritium was detected from only 3 of 14 holes.

It strongly suggests the possibility that the leaking Tritium is penetrating underground increasingly.

In the latest analysis, the highest reading was 3,500,000 Bq/m3.

They detected Tritium from all the bypass pumping wells, but Tepco will discharge it to the sea when they obtain the approvals of Fukushima Prefectual Federation of Fishries Co-operative Associations.

 

[Major leakage] Tritium detected from 13 of 14 observation holes, "To be discharged to the sea"

 

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13052202-e.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13052202-j.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13050802-j.pdf

 

 

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[Fuite majeure] Du tritium détecté dans 13 des 14 trous d’observation : “à déverser en mer”

 

La quantité d’eaux extrêmement radioactives continuant d’augmenter, Tepco est en manque d’espace de stockage. Tepco a construit 7 réservoirs mais, pour l’instant, Tepco a reconnu que 3 d’entre eux fuient.

Pour établir à quel point les fuite d’eau contaminée s’infiltrent dans le sous-sol, Tepco analyse les eaux souterraines à partir des trous d’observation et des puits de dérivation.
Selon Tepco, le tritium des eaux radioactives a été relevé dans 13 des 14 trous. Les échantillons sont des 13 et 14 mai 2013.
Le tritium avait été détecté dans seulement 3 des 14 trous par les échantillons pris entre le 29 avril et le 1er mai 2013.
Ceci laisse fortement penser que les fuites de tritium s’infiltrent de plus en plus en sous-sol.
Le record des derniers relevés était de 3 500 000 Bq/m³.

Ils ont relevé du tritium dans tous les puits de dérivation mais Tepco va les déverser en mer lorsqu’ils auront l’accord de la Fédération préfectorale de Fukushima des associations coopératives de pêcheurs .

 

[Major leakage] Tritium detected from 13 of 14 observation holes, "To be discharged to the sea"

 

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13052202-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13052202-j.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2013/images/chosui_13050802-j.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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