Updates on evolutions within the plant are not being reported. We can only assume they are continuing to pump water from the tunnels.
The radioactive cesium levels from the inlet bay at Daiichi are not trending down as expected. Cesium levels should be trending down because of water dilution and the zeolite absorber placed in the bay last week. The zeolite was expected to concentrate the cesium by absorbing it. TEPCO will be lowering another canister of zeolite with a pump to circulate the water through the absorber in an attempt to capture more cesium. The concentration of cesium may not be changing because contaminated water continues to be leak from the site. Below is a picture of the inlet bay. The silt fence installed to capture sediment can be seen floating across the bay.
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| Inlet Bay (credit: TEPCO) |
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