14 DAY TRIAL // This past October 16, typhoon Wipha dumped heavy rainfall on the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. However, it appears that the storm did not cause any serious problems as this facility.
As reported, workers at the plant were forced to drain some radiation-contaminated water that accumulated around storage tanks into the ocean.
According to Live Science, the water that was disposed of in this manner was first transferred to a central holding tank, and tested to see whether or not its levels of contamination complied with safety standards.
Apparently, the water was safe to be dumped into the ocean.
“Although typhoon No. 26 (Wipha) passed over Japan on October 16 (Wed), since adequate precautionary measures were taken, neither serious trouble at Fukushima Daiichi NPS, nor change in the monitoring data at the sea area inside and around the power station, has been observed,” Tepco, the company that owns and operates the nuclear plant, says in a press release.
Furthermore, “Judging by the monitoring results of the seawater, there has been no impact on the waters of the ocean. The reactor cooling system, the spent fuel pool cooling system and the contaminated water treatment apparatus are all operating as normal.”