Via The Daily Yomiuri, a report dated Sunday, April 3: Resin sprayed on grounds : National.
Test-spraying of a resin solution over debris and the ground to seal in radioactive substances that might otherwise spread further into the environment has begun at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
In the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors, preparations progressed to use an external power supply to activate electric pumps to inject coolant water into the reactors.
A sprinkler vehicle sprayed about 2,000 liters of the resin solution over an area of about 500 square meters west of the No. 4 reactor.
TEPCO planned to spray a total of 60,000 liters of the solution within two weeks.
Power supply resumed to devices to monitor radiation levels in eight locations on the boundaries of the plant's premises. TEPCO planned to resume operation of the devices Saturday after confirming they still worked properly.
The Shizuoka city government has announced it will provide a mega-float--an artificial floating island made of steel--to store water contaminated with radioactive materials, which has accumulated in large quantities at the plant.
The mega-float has been used as the base of a marine park in the city's Shimizu Port.
The Shizuoka city government made the decision upon a request from TEPCO. The mega-float is composed of huge boxes and measures 136 meters long by 46 meters wide.
Some of the boxes will have holes made in them to store the water. The structure will be able to hold about 10,000 tons of contaminated water.
