Japan temporarily stopped cleaning contaminated water

On June 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) forced a halt to the contaminated water cleanup campaign at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant just five hours after it started . Kyodo news agency quoted a TEPCO official as saying that the experts found the radioactive rate in the cesium isotope absorption system increased dramatically .

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But some TEPCO experts think the increased radioactive rate could be due to the mud flowing into the cesium absorption system or the surrounding pipes. An TEPCO official confirmed that if this was the cause, TEPCO would resume the activity of cleaning contaminated water within a week.

According to Reuters , TEPCO currently holds 110,000 tons of contaminated water in special tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi Plant. However, experts warned that because Fukushima prefecture is in the rainy season, contaminated water can flow out of tanks and spill into the sea, causing radioactive contamination . TEPCO officials admit radioactive water risks spilling into the sea within the next week. Therefore, if it is not possible to resume cleaning of contaminated water within a week, TEPCO will face serious problems.