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Ice Wall Offers Thin Hope for Fukushima Recovery
2013-09-04 18:33:43| TechNewsWorld
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced it would be allocating $473 million to help the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant build an ice wall to prevent water being used to cool it from poisoning the surrounding groundwater. However, the proposal would be at best a short-term solution to the troubled facility's problems stemming from a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
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