Japan dumps 3 million gallons of radioactive water into sea Workers pumped more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water from Japan’s nuclear-power complex into the Pacific Ocean to free storage space for even more highly radioactive water.
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and YURI KAGEYAMA, The Associated Press, Originally published April 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM
TOKYO — Workers pumped more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water from Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear-power complex into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, to free storage space for even more highly radioactive water that has hampered efforts to stabilize the plant’s reactors.
Source: The Seattle Times