In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami triggered a full meltdown of the power plant. Water has been used to keep three reactors under control and has been stored in tanks that now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water, enough for about 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools – but space is running out.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2023/03/01/the-science-of-fukushimas-treated-nuclear-wastewater-expert-reaction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-science-of-fukushimas-treated-nuclear-wastewater-expert-reaction