In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), temporary tide barriers are set up at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
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In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), temporary tide barriers are set up at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
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some14some
Now no more barriers will be required atleast for this century. Anyway good if it provides some comfort to TEPCO officials.
Disillusioned
Are they there to keep the sea water out or the radioactive water in?
MrDog
I'm sorry, but that looks like a very poor barrier.
Even though it's long, it looks like something kids have made.
Maitake
that oughta do the trick!
GW
looks highly porous to me, but then perception is WAY MORE IMPORTANT in Japan than reality sadly
ihavegreatlegs
Where are the legos?
wanderlust
Tide barrier - maybe; tsunami barrier - no way. Having seen the force that the tsunami delivers on to walls and other man-made barriers, they need to be a lot more solid than that.
YongYang
Get a couple of single hulled supertankers that are being phased out so cheap, postion "em, sink 'em. Temporary tsunami barrier.
the_sheriff
Sodai gomi day at Fukushima Daiichi.
thepro
About 2 metres high? Well, safety measures finished there
cactusJack
This is the Japan version of "security theater".
billyshears
I guess we can all rest easy as obviously TEPCO are in complete command of the situation. There's no way another tsunami could get over that kind of barrier.
gogogo
Made of paper and foam.... "we tried" should be tepco's motto
gogogo
Actually you are correct... this is a tide barrier... it does not stop waves.... the tide NEVER gets that high so why did they waste time and money on it if it can not stop a tsunami wave
Cricky
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, my stomach huts...great joke
tigerguy
What a cheap cheap job!
scooternak
For the doubters, it's comforting to know that you "engineers" are in the know. Thanks for sharing your professional observations. Hopefully the barrier will be effective, should it be necessary, which we hope is not the case. Ganbatte Japan