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It’s been more than two years since the Fukushima power plants in Japan had a meltdown following flooding from a tsunami. Officials still don’t know how to contain the site fully, and recently reported that radioactive water is likely seeping into the Pacific Ocean.
More than two years after the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan had a meltdown following flooding from a tsunami, radioactive water is likely seeping into the Pacific Ocean. Argun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, tells host Steve Curwood that Japanese officials still don’t know how to contain the radiation fully.