Nuclear power and the species of the Earth don’t mix when relying on Corporations. TEPCO proves that capitalism only covers profits not costs.
The total cost of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster doubled to $188 BILLION in Dec. 2016. How much did the Daiichi plant cost to build? Definitely not $188 billion or even a third of $188 billion.
Guess who’s paying for the cleanup? “The Fukushima nuclear disaster has cost Japanese taxpayers almost $100 BILLION despite government claims Tokyo Electric is footing the bill”, Financial Times.
“Never before have we taken such clear pictures of what could be melted fuel,” Kimoto said at a press briefing that began at 9 p.m. Friday in Tokyo, noting that it would take time to analyze and confirm whether it is actually fuel. “We believe that the fuel melted and mixed with the metal directly underneath it. And it is highly likely that we have filmed that on Friday.”
Decommissioning the reactors will cost 8 trillion yen ($72 billion), according to an estimate in December from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Removing the fuel is one of the most important steps in a cleanup that may take as long as 40 years.
Pictures taken on July 21 inside of Fukushima reactor. Source: Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.
Additional photos from
- In big step forward, Tepco finds melted fuel at bottom of reactor 3 in Fukushima, Japan Times
- Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel For First Time, NDTV
- Robot finds likely melted fuel heap inside Fukushima reactor, The Times of India
Source: news.ycombinator.com
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