Workers at the nuclear power plant at Fukushima, Japan, have been forced to dump 11,500 tonnes of radioactive water into the sea in order to contain large amounts which contain more radioactivity.
The action comes as a leak in the number two reactor is causing a great deal of water to escape. Authorities are demanding a quick response but the operator, TEPCO, must keep feeding water into the reactor so that it stays cool, which therefore results in the accumulation of waste water which must be disposed of.
The official death toll has now climbed above 12,000 in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March. 2 of that number were workers from Fukushima who were on the premises when the disaster struck. Almost 15,500 remain missing.
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