Sea salt may be hampering Japan nuclear recovery
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24 Mar 2011 - 18 Jan 2016
Corrosive salt from seawater may be adding to problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, damaged two weeks ago by the megaquake and tsunami in Japan. The flood swept away backup power units meant to keep cooling water flowing through the reactors in an emergency, forcing the plant's operators to use seawater to cool its reactors and ponds storing spent fuel.
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