Rain increases contaminated water at plant-NHK
Rain has been gathering in the buildings housing the reactors because the roofs were severely damaged by hydrogen explosions that occurred after the initial March 11th disaster.
Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO, the plant's operator, says that at 7 AM local time on Thursday, the level of contaminated water pooled at the basement of the building of the No. 1 reactor was 44 centimeters up from the previous day.
Officials at the utility say that there is no immediate danger of the contaminated water spilling out.
But it is likely that the level of water will continue to rise for the time being. TEPCO says they are monitoring the situation.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 16:17 +0900 (JST)
