Japan's nuclear cleanup
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 23:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Answers to some basic questions about the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, where highly radioactive water has been discovered in tunnels under reactors and radioactive plutonium has been found in the soil nearby.The nuclear crisis in Japan is far from over. In recent days, highly radioactive water has been discovered in tunnels under reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and radioactive plutonium has been found in the soil nearby. Efforts to contain the leaking radioactive material are still underway, and cleanup will take far longer. Here are answers to some basic questions.