Officials find more leaks at Japanese nuclear plant

Japan’s top nuclear regulator has raised safety concerns about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations amid reports of new leaks of radiation-contaminated water at a tsunami-hit nuclear plant.

Officials find more leaks at Japanese nuclear plant

Japan’s top nuclear regulator has raised safety concerns about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations amid reports of new leaks of radiation-contaminated water at a tsunami-hit nuclear plant.

Nuclear Regulation Authority chairman Shunichi Tanaka said a small leak and signs of possible leaks have been spotted in several other storage tanks at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Officials said part of the leak has escaped into the sea.

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