[justa-hairyape]

Recycling the water will only increase its radioactivity over time. More radioactive elements in the water (particulate and dissolved). They have already found some incredibly radioactive puddles of water, so some recirculation has been occurring whether they planned it or not. My guess is they have been doing that.

Another guess is there must be more leaks. Do not see how that one leak could not cause a 2 x legal reading in seawater for Radioactive Iodine 30-40 km south of Fukushima (reading taken about 4 days ago).

[SteveH]

In the best of all possible worlds (I know...), perhaps there would be filters to filter out the radioactivity from the water.

[justa-hairyape]

Oops. Correction.

Do not see how that one leak could not cause a 2 x legal reading in seawater for Radioactive Iodine 30-40 km south of Fukushima (reading taken about 4 days ago).

Should Read

Do not see how that one leak could cause a 2 x legal reading in seawater for Radioactive Iodine 30-40 km south of Fukushima (reading taken about 4 days ago).