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Tepco Press Release, Dec. 5: “At 11:33 am on December 4, workers found that there was puddle water inside the barrier around the evaporative condensation apparatus (estimated volume of water was approx. 45 m3 [1 cubic meter of water = 1 metric ton]).”

NHK: “The water is believed to have contained 130,000 becquerels per cubic centimeter of radioactive strontium.”

. . . (more)

http://enenews.com/just-in-5-8-trillion-becquerels-of-strontium-leaked-from-fukushima-over-weekend

For a minute there we were worried. But it’s all under control… they have sandbags!

Strontium spike feared; sandbags used to halt flow

PHOTOS of the sandbag operation at the nuke plant

And

A.P.  forgot to mention “strontium” in their report.

UPDATES

Dec. 6

Nuclear Expert: Tepco is admitting they are very close to China Syndrome

Just a matter of time before molten core reaches groundwater at Fukushima

Researchers assess radioactivity released to the ocean from the Fukushima nuclear facility

Dec. 8 –

Ex-SKF says it may be much WORSE

Dec. 21 –

 NRC : Fuel rods violently consumed by self-sustaining reaction

Expert: Unit 4 is looking more and more like the leaning tower of Pisa right now

Leaning Unit 4

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