Japan to Stop Pumping Radioactive Water into the Sea
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Japan hopes to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea as it struggles to restore cooling systems at its crippled nuclear plant. Neighboring countries have criticized Japan's management of the crisis.
On Sunday, a nuclear safety agency official says Japan is facing the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. Japan hopes to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea, which should help ease concerns in neighboring China and South Korea over the spread of radiation.
But problems in restoring cooling systems at Japan's crippled nuclear plant mean more contaminated water may have to be pumped into the sea.
[Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Dir., Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency]:
"We are not yet in a position to give an estimate of when we can move to the next step. But we would like to move on as soon as possible to stabilize the cooling process, and we hope to give people a road map as soon as possible of when the radiation levels will go down."
China and South Korea have criticized Japan's handling of the nuclear crisis.
[Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Dir., Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency]:
"We are in the final stages of the inevitable pumping of radioactive water in to the sea. As we are causing concern in our neighboring countries and our local fishing industry, we will put together a report and announce the results of our actions."
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says it's still injecting nitrogen into reactors to prevent another hydrogen explosion.
A Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization says radiation from Japan spread around the entire northern hemisphere in the first two weeks of the nuclear crisis.
The plant was hit by a 50-foot-high tsunami, which led to partial meltdowns to some reactor cores after fuel rods were overheated.
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Japan hopes to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea as it struggles to restore cooling systems at its crippled nuclear plant. Neighboring countries have criticized Japan's management of the crisis.
On Sunday, a nuclear safety agency official says Japan is facing the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. Japan hopes to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea, which should help ease concerns in neighboring China and South Korea over the spread of radiation.
But problems in restoring cooling systems at Japan's crippled nuclear plant mean more contaminated water may have to be pumped into the sea.
[Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Dir., Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency]:
"We are not yet in a position to give an estimate of when we can move to the next step. But we would like to move on as soon as possible to stabilize the cooling process, and we hope to give people a road map as soon as possible of when the radiation levels will go down."
China and South Korea have criticized Japan's handling of the nuclear crisis.
[Hidehiko Nishiyama, Deputy Dir., Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency]:
"We are in the final stages of the inevitable pumping of radioactive water in to the sea. As we are causing concern in our neighboring countries and our local fishing industry, we will put together a report and announce the results of our actions."
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says it's still injecting nitrogen into reactors to prevent another hydrogen explosion.
A Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization says radiation from Japan spread around the entire northern hemisphere in the first two weeks of the nuclear crisis.
The plant was hit by a 50-foot-high tsunami, which led to partial meltdowns to some reactor cores after fuel rods were overheated.