Radioactive water has been leaking from the damaged  following damage caused by . The plant's drainage system has been inundated by a surge of sea water brought in by the typhoon, which reached  on Wednesday. A spokesperson for  , the company that runs the plant, yesterday said they were investigating the leaked water but it did not present a significant danger. The Fukushima nuclear plant was damaged after a huge and in March 2011. As recently as April this year there were concerns about leakages as a result of electrical problems with water pumps that caused contaminated water to escape into the . A large volume of water used as part of the cooling mechanism before the reactors were damaged has since been stored in numerous steel drums.
Radioactive water has been leaking from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant following damage caused by . The plant's drainage system has been inundated by a surge of sea water brought in by the typhoon, which reached Japan on Wednesday. A spokesperson for TEPCO , the company that runs the plant, yesterday said they were investigating the leaked water but it did not present a significant danger. The Fukushima nuclear plant was damaged after a huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. As recently as April this year there were concerns about leakages as a result of electrical problems with water pumps that caused contaminated water to escape into the . A large volume of water used as part of the cooling mechanism before the reactors were damaged has since been stored in numerous steel drums.
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