TEPCO begins extending ice wall to block tainted water in Fukushima

TEPCO begins extending ice wall to block tainted water in Fukushima

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. works on Aug. 22, 2017, to circulate coolant for the remaining section of a 1.5-kilometer-long, 30-meter-deep wall around the four damaged reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. The work will extend an underground ice wall to prevent contaminated water from increasing within the facilities. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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