> it's a constantly growing amount.
If they're still pumping coolant into the reactors, why aren't they reusing the water that's already radioactive for that purpose?
If they're still pumping coolant into the reactors, why aren't they reusing the water that's already radioactive for that purpose?
Just the water from the leaks has be retained at present.
If they mixed the water from the tanks, they'd have to retain 100% of the flow of the water.
Now if they built a big cooling pond and stuff they could reuse the water 'forever'. But the last thing you want is a big pond of slightly radioactive water than all kinds of wildlife can come live in.