{"id":54821,"date":"2015-03-09T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=54821"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:25:59","slug":"radioactive-cover-up-at-fukushima-experts-believe-other-sources-of-contamination-are-flowing-into-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/03\/radioactive-cover-up-at-fukushima-experts-believe-other-sources-of-contamination-are-flowing-into-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRadioactive Cover-Up\u201d at Fukushima \u2014 Experts Believe \u201cOther Sources of Contamination\u201d Are Flowing into Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emergency hearing with plant officials \u2014 \u201cTEPCO decided long ago there was no need to monitor\u201d the water with high-level radioactive materials (VIDEO)<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Mar 2015 – <\/em>Asahi Shimbun<\/a>, Feb 28, 2015 (emphasis added<\/em>): The nation\u2019s nuclear watchdog body slammed [TEPCO] over its failure to disclose information on the leakage of radioactive rainwater into the sea\u2026 TEPCO President Naomi Hirose\u2026\u00a0apologized\u00a0profusely<\/strong>\u2026 TEPCO became aware\u00a0more than a year ago<\/strong>\u00a0that the concentration of radioactive materials in the water flowing\u2026 was high [first disclosing it to regulators]\u00a0January 2014<\/strong>\u2026 TEPCO continued to conceal details, including the fact that the concentration became high whenever it rained\u2026 However,\u00a0TEPCO had decided long ago\u00a0there was no need to monitor rainwater for radioactive materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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NHK transcript<\/a>, Feb 27, 2015 : Experts and local government officials visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to examine\u00a0sources of contaminated water flowing into the sea<\/strong>\u2026Experts urged the operator to investigate whether rooftops of other reactor buildings are also sources<\/strong>\u00a0of tainted water.<\/p>\n

Yomiuri Shimbun<\/a>, Feb 26, 2015:\u00a0NRA chief slams TEPCO for data reporting delay<\/em>\u2026 after\u00a0rainwater contaminated with\u00a0high-level radioactive materials<\/strong>\u00a0leaked\u2026 into the sea\u2026 TEPCO reported in January last year that the radioactivity concentration in that trench was higher\u2026 TEPCO at last announced\u2026 high-level radioactivity [in water] on the rooftop of the No. 2 reactor building\u2026\u00a0might be one\u00a0of the sources<\/strong>\u00a0of contamination\u2026 The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry\u2026 pointed out the\u00a0likelihood of there being other sources\u00a0of contamination<\/strong>\u2026 The Fisheries Agency on Wednesday conducted an\u00a0emergency hearing<\/strong>\u00a0with TEPCO officials\u2026 and told the utility firm to take measures to minimize damage impacting marine products\u2026 \u201cWe urge TEPCO to make details clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Japan Times<\/a>, Feb 26, 2015: [Tepco] admitted Thursday that its latest problem with radioactive water has shattered the trust it was building in Fukushima\u2026 and that the\u00a0decommissioning of the Fukushima No. 1 plant might be delayed<\/strong>\u00a0[after] the surge in radiation detected in the water draining into the sea\u2026 The utility said the source of the contamination is the roof of the No. 2 reactor building, which\u2026 remains heavily contaminated.<\/p>\n

Naohiro Masuda, head of Tepco\u2019s unit in charge of scrapping Fukushima Daiichi<\/em><\/a>: \u201cThe trust of the people in Fukushima is the most important thing\u2026 we have damaged that trust\u2026\u00a0Due to the damaged trust, all of the schedules for the decommissioning tasks could be delayed<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arirang<\/a>, Feb 26, 2015:\u00a0Tokyo under fire for alleged cover-up of radioactive water<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 [TEPCO] is under heavy fire for staying silent over a radioactive leak\u2026 flowing into the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Watch Arirang\u2019s broadcast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Watch NHK\u2019s broadcast here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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