TEPCO Estimates 520-Ton Radioactive Water Leaked Into Sea, 10,000 Times More Than Three Mile Island

Tokyo Electric Power Company says radioactive substances that leaked into the sea at the damaged Fukushima plant over six days from April 1st are estimated at 4,700 terabecquerels. This is 20,000 times more than the annual allowable limit at the complex. At a news conference on Thursday, Tokyo Electric said it calculated the total amount [...] continue reading world news