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Japan nuke-plant water tanks flawed, workers say
When tons of radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant and other containers hurriedly put up by the operator encountered problems, Yoshitatsu Uechi was not surprised. He wonders if one of the tanks he built will be next. He's an auto mechanic. He was a tour-bus driver for a while. He had no experience building tanks or working at a nuclear plant, ...
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Seam possible cause of Japan nuke plant tank leak
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said Saturday that deteriorated seams and a possible contortion of a reassembled storage tank might have caused a massive contaminated water leak that has triggered fears over the plant's radioactive water management. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that after the foundation of the tank, which was storing radioactive water, partially collapsed two ...
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IBM Analytics Help Sonoma County, California Conserve Water
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research scientists and the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), which supplies water to more than 600,000 people in the heart of Northern California's wine country, have once again teamed up to address the pressing problem of water conservation. The new program, which builds on an existing IBM-SCWA water ...
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Poulsbo, Wash. Gas station agrees to pay over $11,000 for failure to monitor underground fuel tanks
Central Valley Grocery gas station in Poulsbo, Washington, has agreed to pay $11,356 for failing to properly monitor three underground storage tanks (USTs) for leaks for over a year. Owners and operators of USTs are required to test their tanks for leaks on a monthly basis. Failure to do so puts ground water at risk and is a violation of both state and federal law. According to Edward Kowalski, ...
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