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Fukushima nuclear plant out of space for radioactive water

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI

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There are going to be issues for hundreds if not thousands of years. How much greed and stupidity does it take to keep using the same technology en masse? What's it going to take to prevent the next Fukushima? Violence?

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Overcrowding? If your city is covered in small houses, land is at a premium and you are out of space, you clear them away and build high-rise apartment blocks.

Fukushima Daiichi is dotted with thousands of small tanks. If they need land space, why do they not build fewer but much larger tanks?

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So why not fill the whole place up with lead, then concrete it just like the Russians did, and have done with it ?

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When I read about Fukushima's nuclear plant I felt very disappointed.. Tepcos company you should prioritize the people who lives in Fukushima.. Specially the ..EVACUUES.. You should fulfill your pledges and obligations to US!

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I wish them all the best, I would not like to be the project manager on this project. So many stakeholders, none has any empathy for the other.

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But it's all absolutely under control, right, Shin-chan? Like you promised to the world?

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I recall reading about how the the removal of melted fuel was to take place in 2020, but due to the very high risk, it was delayed until after the Olympics. I think the government and TEPCO should revisit this removal operation and be transparent about what it entails and the dangers it involves. Also, is the clean up crew going on a summer vacation during the Olympics? What kind of operations will they be conducting during the games? Not that it really matters since Abe promised the world that Fukushima was under control.

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Well, what a surprise that is, NOT! They knew full well this was coming but, according to yesterday’s news, they have only just resumed talks on how to deal with it after an 8 month break. It’s quite obvious they just keep putting it off until they have no other option than to dump it in the ocean, which is the cheapest and easiest way of dealing with it. They’ve been sitting on this for over 8 years and have done nothing to prepare the inevitable. This is the second time this morning I will call Japan’s actions (inactions) absolutely despicable!

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