First picture of the giant polyester dome for Fukushima reactor No.1 revealed at Tepco.
The Daily Mail Reporter reports Fukushima entombed: Nuclear firm reveal how it plans to put a covering shield over reactor to stop leaks.
Tired of looking at grim, scary pictures of the devastated nuclear plants in Fukushima Japan?
The colorful modernistic polyester entombment dome revealed today will be a welcome relief. The dome's primary purpose is to contain radiation, which is expected to continue to spew out for a long time, now that the molten nuclear fuel core, called corium, has melted its way through the bottom of the plant floor into the dirt.
Another advantage of this colorful dome should be to help in public relations as it looks a lot cleaner, and better controlled, than the horrible pictures we've been looking at so far. The ugly and erie photos of gray crumbled concrete and twisted steel has been giving nuclear accidents a bad name, so far.
The giant construction will be built by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) as part of a bid to stem dangerous radiation being released into the atmosphere. TEPCO said that it would start to build a giant cover shield around the No.1 reactor building on June 27, as a temporary measure to prevent further release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere.
Another big improvement to the perceived ambience of the accident scene will be a gigantic modern remote controlled crane.
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It is belived that in the latest attempt a radio-controlled crane will be used to build the polyester cover around the shattered reactor. The project could is estimated to run into tens of millions of pounds. The unveilinng of the scale model at the TEPCO headquaters came as Japan's ruling party said that it is looking at a new supplementary budget of around 2 trillion yen ($24.9 billion) for reconstruction after the earthquake.
And, finally, the Japanese government also announced a much needed major new radiation study that it hopes to complete by October.
Tokyo's local government has also launched a large-scale radiation survey, sending officials out to parks, school playgrounds and other locations to reassure parents over the aftermath of leaks at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The survey will be conducted at 100 locations. Previous readings had been restricted to a single site in the city of more than 13 million.
'We were asked by mothers who are worried about the safety of their children. Also, people want to know what radiation levels are like in their own neighbourhood,' a Tokyo government official said.
'I was more than shocked,' said Nakamura, 74, who, like other tea farmers in Kanagawa has been forced to throw away an early harvest because of radiation being released by the Fukushima Daiichi plant 300 kilometers (180 miles) away. 'Throwing way what you've grown with great care is like killing your own children.'
But some experts say even these added steps are far from enough. 'We need a new and more comprehensive system for monitoring radiation,' said Takumi Gotoh, a Nagoya-based cancer specialist. 'The system that exists now is not sufficient.'
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This Daily Mall article is long and a worthwhile read. I had to cut so much out to stay within fair use guidelines. I will also be back to put up a poll and discuss the more serious issues, but I have to make dinner.