Stricken Fukushima nuke plant leaking oil

[suffragette]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110601a3.html


Oil was leaking into the sea from heavy oil tanks for reactors 5 and 6 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday, adding the spill may have been ongoing since the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Tepco said workers at the site saw an oil slick floating on the sea at 8 a.m. Tuesday near the intakes of units 5 and 6.

The oil slick is believed to be 200 to 300 meters long.

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Tepco spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said the utility believes the leak probably started on or shortly after March 11, noting the tsunami moved the tanks more than 10 meters to the north.

[Taverner]

1. Aw shit

This story just keeps getting worser

[suffragette]

3. That it does

Both in terms of new hazards (something just exploded there), continuing ones (the radiation leaks) and newly identified on-going ones (apparently this oil leak).

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Lovely. At this rate, I expect it to become sentient and oozing acid.

[suffragette]

7. Yikes. Hmm, give it time and maybe.

[Octafish]

4. Ironic, in a terrible way.

A radioactive oil spill.

[suffragette]

5. .

:scared:


They do note the oil shouldn't be contaminated by the radioactivity in the water.
Still, the water surrounding the oil is likely radioactive, which is a scary enough combo.

[nonperson]

6. Quick! Someone call BP!

Ask them if they have any Corexit left.