11:11, 20 February 2014 | GMT +5
100 tons of toxic water leaked at Fukushima plant, no flow to sea
TOKYO. KAZINFORM Roughly 100 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from one of the tanks at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday.

Steps have been taken to stop the leakage of the water, which contains 230 million becquerels per liter of strontium and other beta ray-emitting radioactive substances. The utility believes the liquid has not flowed into the adjacent sea as there is no drainage nearby. According to TEPCO, a worker on patrol noticed water spilling from the tank's lid at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday. The water, by passing through a rainwater pipe, escaped outside a barrier intended to block water from spreading outside when tanks leak, Kyodo reports.