Japan 'rescues' Russia's radioactive treatment plant

Japan today has to ask Russia to send a floating radioactive treatment plant, which is used to neutralize nuclear submarines, to concentrate the contaminated wastewater of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, Russian press reported.

Russian Suzuran radioactive wastewater treatment plant

Engineers at the nuclear power plant in trouble at Fukushima I yesterday were forced to discharge contaminated water to the sea until Friday, in an effort to repair the damage at the plant. In addition to releasing contaminated water to the sea, they also used bath salts to locate sources of radioactive leaks at a nuclear power complex 250km from Tokyo.

More than three weeks after the tsunami / tsunami devastated northeastern Japan and damaged the Fukushima I power plant, engineers still could not control the plant and could not prevent radioactive leakage.

According to Interfax news agency, after asking France and the US, Japan continued to ask Russia to send a radioactive treatment plant to Suzuran to Fukushima I. Suzuran was used to neutralize Russian nuclear submarines and this is one of the world's largest radioactive wastewater treatment plants, which specializes in the treatment of radioactive water containing chemicals and water into a solid form. The plant can handle 35m3 of wastewater / day and 7,000m3 / year.

In addition, engineers in Japan also plan to build giant 'screens' with polyester polyester fibers to prevent radioactive water from flowing from the plant.

Yesterday, the power company Tepco began discharging 11,500 tons of seawater contaminated with low concentration radioactivity into the sea. This water has previously been pumped into a factory to cool fuel rods.

An official Tepco said in tears at the press conference: ' We are extremely sorry to the area and the people involved'.

Tepco said today it has begun to pay "compensation money" to local governments that have helped evacuate people from the area around the factory.

TEPCO is facing a huge compensation, but the company said its immediate task is to focus on evaluating and handling damages at the factory.

Japanese radiation test at 1,400 schools

Tests will be conducted in 2 days.

Authorities in Fukushima area today began an emergency program to measure radiation levels on school grounds.

More than 1,400 schools and kindergartens will be inspected within two days, when parents are concerned about the increasingly serious radiation leak at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.

Authorities said children would not be in danger if they were outside the quarantine 30km.

Meanwhile, the number of people killed in the March 11 earthquake / tsunami is currently 12,157 and nearly 15,500 people are still missing.

More than 80% of victims were identified and their bodies were sent back to their families.

A search for three-day missing people coordinated by Japanese and American troops has found 78 bodies.

Currently more than 161,000 people in the earthquake / tsunami area are still living in evacuation centers.