Japan deliberately released radioactive water into the sea
Japanese engineers on Monday were "forced to" release radioactive water into the sea while resorting to desperate measures such as using bath salts to try to find the source of the leaks at a crippled nuclear power complex. Engineers also planned to build a giant silt curtain in the ocean to stop the spread of more contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The plant operator had to release low-level radioactive seawater that had been used to cool overheated fuel rods after it ran out of storage capacity for more highly contaminated water, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edanosaid. Operator Tokyo Electric Power(TEPCO) said it would release over 10,000 tons of contaminated water that was about 100 times more radioactive than legal limits.