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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Fukushima Update 12/5


Fukushima updates for today –
Tepco says the flow of contaminated groundwater to the sea has been stymied... American Dale Klein praised Tepco for F. Daiichi improvements... Tokyo has extended the evacuee compensation period to a full 10 years... Okuma town says they will assist in compensation payments to some of their evacuees... The IAEA says F. Daiichi will eventually discharge Tritiated water to the sea... Tokyo says that the risks from highly-contaminated water at F. Daiichi should be alleviated in 7 years... The highest-yet groundwater contamination level has been discovered at F. Daiichi... A government panel wants additional measures used at F. Daiichi to curb groundwater contamination... Tepco and the NDF (Nuclear Liability Facilitation Fund) agree that restart of all seven units at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa station is needed by the end of 2016... The Nuclear Regulation Authority has concocted a new severe nuclear accident scenario... A fear-inducing report concerning Typhoon impacts on the spread of contamination has hit the Japanese Press.

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