Will Fukushima Be The Death Knell For Nuclear Power Around The World? Can Nuclear Power Be Safe?

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New Leak at Fukushima Renews Radiation Fears

Just when things over at the Fukushima nuclear power plant looked like they might be getting better, things have taken a turn for the worse.

Earlier this week, nearly 200 tons of radiated water was mistakenly flooded into the basement of the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Fortunately, the water is currently pooled beneath several buildings in the facility since workers managed to scramble and contain it before it escaped into the Pacific.

What’s particularly frightening about this leak is the fact that the water completely bypassed the advanced purification systems needed to treat the water before it spilled out into the basement.

Because of this, the water, which was directly responsible for cooling nuclear fuel rods, has tested at the highest level for radiation.

This means it will require months to clean up, which only adds to the already complicated situation of managing the fallout since the earthquake in 2011.

Tragically, this frightening incident comes just eight months after another catastrophic leak in August 2013 where 300 tons of highly radiated water managed to leak out of the facility into the surrounding area.

Though the world has never seen such extensive damage to a nuclear facility… and has never before had to deal with the fallout of a disaster of this nature… these kinds of setbacks at Fukushima show no sign of stopping.

Harmful radiation continues to effect the world at large.

And accidents like the most recent one certainly aren’t helping ease the fears of people across the globe.