date:Aug 12, 2013
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Around 300 tons of groundwater containing radioactive substances could be flowing into the Pacific Ocean daily from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex, according to the government. Tepco recently admitted that toxic groundwater is leaking into the ocean.
The utility has been trying to prevent the further outflow of toxic water into the Pacific by pumping up contaminated groundwater and building a water-shielding wall on the sea bank.