From spilling into the ocean. Workers have been solidifying an embankment to prevent ground water from leaking from the plant into the ocean, but there are concerns that the tainted ground water has already overflowed the barrier. Tepco Officials Say theyll bore a smallscale well nearby and pump out contaminated water. They say workers will then sink about 35meet arelong pipes into the ground along the embankment and pump out ground water from them as well starting next week. They hope to drain 100 tons of water per day. Industry Ministry Officials estimate that 300 tons of tainted water is leaking into the ocean daily. Tepco management admits that it still does not know the exact amount of water thats leaking. Its also failed to identify the cause of the recent surge in the radiation levels of ground water in a well in the plant. The well was recently dug near an underground tunnel where highly radioactive water had collected. A Government Panel will meet on thursday to discuss how be
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East Ventures has appointed Sang Han as a partner for its South Korea fund, while Morningstar has appointed Shihan Abeyguna as managing director, SE Asia.
Sang M. Han, chair and Regents’ Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been elected into the National Academy of Inventors. Han was among 162 academics from around the country to be inducted into the 2023 class. The NAI.