Tepco Drains 1,130 Tons of Rainwater at Fukushima After Typhoon
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. revised down the amount of rainwater it drained into the soil and Pacific Ocean at the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant after a typhoon lashed the area.
The utility siphoned off about 1,130 tons of rainwater from behind concrete barriers in front of seven areas with storage tanks holding radioactive water, it said in a statement. That’s 100 tons less than earlier estimated. Radiation levels were within the safety standard of 30 becquerels a liter, spokesman Masayuki Ono said at a briefing today.