Japan's Tepco admits that some radioactive materials have leaked from nuclear waste in Fukushima or have entered the sea

　　China News Service, Beijing, May 23. Tokyo News: According to a Japanese media report on the 22nd, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. admitted that a container containing radioactive waste at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant had leaked, and some radioactive materials may have flowed into the sea with rainwater.

　　In March of this year, an unknown gelatinous substance was found near the container containing radioactive waste at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which once caused public doubts and concerns.

　　Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” reported on the 22nd that Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. recently admitted that the container containing radioactive waste at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was corroded and leaked a gelatinous substance containing high-concentration radioactive substances.

The company believes that some radioactive materials may have flowed into the drainage ditch with rainwater, but the concentration of radioactive materials in the seawater of the port has not changed significantly, so it "has no impact on the environment."

However, there are media reports that this claim has been widely questioned by Japanese society.

　　The news also said that Tokyo Electric Power Company stated that it has begun to renovate the area where the radioactive material has leaked, collecting similar materials found and sealing it up again.

　　According to other media reports, Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted in a report to the Japanese Atomic Energy Regulatory Agency on the 20th that the gel-like object found on the ground of the nuclear power plant was confirmed to be leaked radioactive waste, and the radiation amount reached 13 millimetres per hour. Sever.

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, the gel-like object is a mixture of radioactive waste such as water and resin pipelines falling from the container.

　　It is reported that Tokyo Electric Power Company has recently been frequently exposed to leakage accidents and management loopholes.

The old water storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has been leaking in the past week. The Fukushima Second Nuclear Power Station was exposed on the 19th in the protective area for storing nuclear fuel. There has been a problem of lax management since the beginning of its completion. It was not accessible until March this year. The personnel inspected and locked the gate.

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