Posted: July 23, 2013
Radiation leaks, steam releases, disease and death continue to spew from Fukushima in a disaster that is far from over. It's most profound threat to the global ecology -- a spent fuel fire -- is still very much with us.
This week, Tokyo Electric, the owner of the nuclear plant, again admitted that groundwater that was contaminated by radiation from the 2011 meltdown is leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
And last week, the company admitted that the plant was leaking steam, which raised fears around the planet. Another steam leak was reported there today.
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