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Friday, February 24, 2012

TEPCO to cement Fukushima seabed to stem radiation

TEPCO to cement Fukushima seabed to stem radiation

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 22, 2012
The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant is to cover a large swathe of seabed near the battered reactors with cement in a bid to halt the spread of radiation, the company said Wednesday. A clay-cement compound will be laid over 73,000 square metres (785,000 square feet) of the floor of the Pacific in front of the Fukushima Daiichi plant on the nation's northeast coast, said Tok

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