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Related: About this forumTepco to inject cement instead of frozen water wall
http://fukushima-diary.com/2016/06/tepco-to-inject-cement-instead-of-frozen-water-wall/
Tepco to inject cement instead of frozen water wall
On 6/2/2016, Tepco reported to NRA (Nuclear Regulation Authority) that they need to inject cement to frozen water wall and NRA admitted it.
The feasibility of frozen water wall project was questioned since before the beginning. In the meeting of NRA, Tepco admitted the temperature remains nearly 10 ℃ at 4 freezing points to cause no improvement to stop contaminated groundwater. It has been in freezing operation for over 2 months.
These 4 points are situated between the reactor buildings and the sea. The volume of contaminated water to be pumped up has not been decreased regardless of the frozen water wall.
Tepco states the temperature remains over 0 ℃ because of the high speed of groundwater. They inject cement to slower the water.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2016/images1/handouts_160602_06-j.pdf
http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2016/201606-j/160606-01j.html
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Tepco to inject cement instead of frozen water wall (Original Post)
NeoGreen
Jun 2016
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yourpaljoey
(2,166 posts)1. crazy stuff
Will this be effective?
NeoGreen
(4,031 posts)2. I presume they are planning to inject "grout"...
... which is typically 95/5 percent cement and bentonite clay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite
I always thought the proposal for a wall of ice was impracticable, when suitable methods already exist.
yourpaljoey
(2,166 posts)3. Interesting