Japanese Government Asks Water Treatment Plants Not to Take in Rainwater Due to Radiation
March 27th, 2011Via: Kyodo:
The health ministry has instructed the operator of water purification plants nationwide to temporarily stop taking in rainwater to prevent contamination in tap water following radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ministry officials said Sunday.
While calling on the plants to ensure stable supply of tap water, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare also proposed covering pools of the plants with tarps to keep out rainwater or to use powdered activated carbon that can help get rid of radioactive materials.
The instruction by the ministry came after radiation levels beyond Japan’s regulated standard were found in tap water at multiple purification plants in Fukushima and other prefectures including Tokyo, 220 kilometers southwest of the plant.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110327/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earthquake
“The number is not credible,” said Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Takashi Kurita. “We are very sorry.”
“A few hours later, TEPCO Vice President Sakae Muto said a new test had found radiation levels 100,000 times above normal — far better than the first results, though still very high.
“But he ruled out having an independent monitor oversee the various checks despite the errors.”
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You have GOT to be shitting me. It’s WAY past time for a lynch mob to throw assholes like that into the cooling ponds.
i totally agree.
and it’s not just TEPCO.
the “experts” from various Japanese university they wheel out to spout “don’t worry, be happy” continuously on tv are disgusting too. but the TEPCO managers are the ones who should be first in line for a warm dip in those ponds and puddles.