Posted on 10/04/2011 5:42:22 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Radioactive ash causes Kashiwa incinerators to shut down
National Oct. 04, 2011 - 03:15PM JST ( 25 )
CHIBA —
Authorities in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, said Tuesday that levels of radioactive cesium found in ash from garbage disposal facilities can no longer be contained and stored, causing garbage incineration plants to be temporarily shut down.
In July, the Kashiwa municipal government detected 365 to 70,800 becquerels of cesium per kilogram in radiation checks conducted at two incineration plants and one final disposal facility. Since then, Kashiwa had been storing ash containing 8,000 becquerels per kilogram or more of radioactive materials in temporary storage, based on Environment Ministry guidelines that forbid the dumping of contaminated ash in landfills. Authorities say it is Japan’s first plant closure due to radioactivity.
According to a Fuji TV report, authorities plan to burn the remaining garbage at newer and more efficient plants that they hope will release a lower concentration of radioactive ash. The city plans to demand financial compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Company for the extra costs involved.
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‘they hope will release a lower concentration of radioactive ash.’—
Scary ain’t it?
Hmmm. Radiation creep. ;(
Can't remember who it was but some "expert" said that radiation was good for people.
There's the thing, storage and containment. Too many times, what starts out like a good idea doesn't plan out when you don't think things through.
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