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Flimsy waste tanks cause new delay in Fukushima plant decontamination

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2012/12/27

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photoPart of the multinuclide removal equipment to be installed at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Tanks designed to hold radioactive filtrate at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are proving too fragile to be used, and the operator has announced a further delay in starting up machinery that cleans contaminated water.

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