TEPCO begins testing cesium removing device

[FBaggins]

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a cesium absorption device that it has started testing is working well.

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Suspending the work about 10 hours later to analyze the treated water, TEPCO found that levels of cesium-134 had been reduced to about one-2,900th, and cesium-137 to about one-3,300th.

More than 105,000 tons of highly radioactive water is building up within the plant, and the utility says it may run out of space to store it in about 2 weeks.

TEPCO also plans to begin using a French-made chemical agent for decontamination at the facility on Wednesday.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_37.html

Interesting to see whether it has similar results with the more contaminated water.

I'd also like to know how fast it can work and what they plan to do with the cesium (and the now-contaminated filters) once it's removed.

[SpoonFed]

1. Hilarious...

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says a cesium absorption device that it has started testing is working well.

Reducing the amount of Cs in the super-contaminated oceanic-sized radioactive waste "pool" by 10^3 or three orders of magnitude is hardly going to make it safe, now is it II say super-contaminated because I'm having trouble figuring out a way to make water more contaminated than by passing it through a reactors (plural) with holes in them.

After 90+ days of TEPCOFUBARFUSTERCLUCK, I guess I'll just take TEPCO's word on how the latest band-aid wonderfix is working. I hope it's working better than when the pumping of water was "working well", ie. not working at all.

I guess since everyone has to wear a tremendous amount of protective gear to just be around the facility anyway that it doesn't really matter if it also gets contaminated with some "French-made" wonderchemical as well. Not like any citizens will be spending any time around there in the next millenium.

[FBaggins]

2. Reducing Cesium 3,000-fold isn't a good thing?

Okey dokey.