“Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority voiced frustration at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), which has failed to identify the source and the cause of spiking readings of radioactive materials in groundwater. ‘It is strongly suspected that highly concentrated contaminated waste water has leaked to the ground and has spread to the sea,’ the authority said. The giant utility that services Tokyo and its surrounding regions has said groundwater samples taken at the battered Fukushima Daiichi plant on Tuesday showed levels of possibly cancer-causing caesium-134 were more than 110 times higher than they were on Friday.”
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/359262/japan-atomic-watchdog-suspects-fukushima-ocean-leak
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