TEPCO confirms: hose rupture causing leakage of contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant | nuclear contamination | hose
According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association on the 10th, Tokyo Electric Power Company recently released investigation results confirming that the nuclear contaminated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has leaked due to the rupture of a hose used to transport the contaminated water.
Tokyo Electric Power Company recently released investigation results confirming that the hose at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has ruptured, causing a leak of contaminated water. The picture shows the ruptured hose. According to reports, in June, TEPCO detected higher concentrations of radioactive substances in the rainwater near the contaminated water storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. After analysis, it was confirmed that the tritium content in these rainwater was 33000 becquerels per liter, indicating that there may be a leak in the water storage tank.
After a detailed investigation by TEPCO, it was found that the Fukushima nuclear power plant had transferred contaminated water to other water storage tanks in June. The hoses used during the operation had cracks of about 4 centimeters, indicating that there was indeed a leak of contaminated water during the transfer process.
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Not only that, the ruptured hose was later reused in another nuclear contaminated water transfer operation. Water samples extracted near the problematic water storage tank showed a tritium content of 67000 Becquerels per liter, even exceeding the so-called "discharge standards into the natural environment" set by the Japanese government.
TEPCO stated that the reason for the hose rupture may be that the cutting machine used during the disassembly of packaging materials scratched the surface. However, TEPCO stated that the leaked nuclear contaminated water is still in the cofferdam of the water storage tank and has not had any impact on the outside world.