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A Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) project to freeze radioactive water to prevent it from further contaminating surrounding areas and the Pacific Ocean has hit a major snag: the water won’t freeze.
In March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. One of the major obstacles to decommissioning the failed reactors and removing their spent fuel rods is the large quantities of radioactive water that have been accumulating at and beneath the plant. This water not only poses a safety threat to workers on site, but has also been leaching into groundwater and flowing into the ocean …. http://www.naturalnews.com