Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) conducted a probe after higher-than-usual levels of radioactive material were detected in rainwater in the dike around a storage tank
An inspection found that some water had leaked from cracks of about four centimeters on a hose being used for transferring radioactive wastewater
TEPCO analyzed water in the dike around the tank and detected up to 67,000 becquerels of tritium per liter, which exceeded 60,000 becquerels, the standard set by the Japanese government for releasing tritium into the environment
okay, so were they lying abt the water being “safe” to discharge? or did it concentrate by 12%+ in the past couple months?
TEPCO said that someone caused the cracks with a cutter blade while removing the packaging around the hose after it was delivered
great QC standards!
TEPCO added that the leak would not affect the plan to discharge the radioactive wastewater from the plant into the ocean
oh really? sure, release water that isnt safe even by the arbitrary standards your own government put in place. im sure the government will step in and stop this 
Despite strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health, the Japanese government and TEPCO have been pushing for release of the radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power
