2,029,900,000 Bq of Cs-134/137 leaked as contaminated water in Fukushima plant

According to Tepco, a leakage detector of waste incineration building went off around noon of 3/23/2016. Tepco reports the leaked volume was 5.3 t. The leaked contaminated water was from the cesium absorption facility to contain extremely high density of Cs-134/137. From Tepco’s announcement, Cs-134/137 density was 383,000,000 Bq/m3. All β nuclides to include Sr-90 was 480,000,000 Bq/m3. At the moment of the press release, Tepco had not completed removing the leaked water but they state the building is designed … Continue reading 2,029,900,000 Bq of Cs-134/137 leaked as contaminated water in Fukushima plant