Work to shield groundwater flow at Fukushima nuke plant

Work to shield groundwater flow at Fukushima nuke plant

SENDAI, Japan - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings (from foreground) are seen (L) from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 3, 2013. The other photo, taken on Sept. 5, 2014, shows work is under way to build underground ice walls around the basements of the buildings to prevent groundwater from seeping into them and becoming contaminated with radioactive substances. (Kyodo)

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