Liquid Glass Successfully Plugs Radioactive Leak at Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant

[Skyowl's Wife]

There is SOME good news. Lots of good pics at link.

Engineers have used liquid glass to stem the highly radioactive water leaking into the sea from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant in a breakthrough in the battle to contain the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...plug-leak.html

[slowz1k]

"Engineers had been desperately struggling to plug the leak and had tried using sawdust, newspapers and concrete to stem the flow of the highly-contaminated water."

I can't believe the newspaper didn't work.. :confused:
When cleaning up radioactive contaminants, I always reach for the newspaper first. I guess I better re-evaluate my methods.:)

[Diesel]

what no paper towels?

[Skyowl's Wife]

"Engineers had been desperately struggling to plug the leak and had tried using sawdust, newspapers and concrete to stem the flow of the highly-contaminated water."

I can't believe the newspaper didn't work.. :confused:
When cleaning up radioactive contaminants, I always reach for the newspaper first. I guess I better re-evaluate my methods.:)

LOL

We'd be in trouble since we quit taking the newspaper about 15 years ago when we realized it was worthless. ;)