100 tons of radioactive water leaked at Fukushima

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on February 20, about 100 tons of high-level radioactive water was leaked through one of the tanks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant No. 1.

>>>Contaminated water is flowing into the Fukushima building 1

The work of preventing leakage has been carried out. The above water contains 230 million becquerels (Bq) / liter of strontium and other radioactive substances.

Fukushima power plant worker 1 overcame the problem of leaking radioactive water at the No.3 reactor in May 2011.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

TEPCO believes that the water has yet to flow into the sea because there is no drainage system nearby.

TEPCO said a patrol officer had discovered a leak from the tank cover at 11:25 (local time) on February 19.

The water has flowed through rain water pipes, escaping the barrier, where water is prevented to leak out when the tanks are leaking.

TEPCO suspects that the contaminated water has mistakenly leaked into the tank, because the valves that should have been closed will open so that the water in the tank is spilled out. Accordingly, one of the valves was malfunctioning, while the other two were opened.

After closing the two valves, TEPCO confirmed the leak ended at 5:40 (local time).