The water processing facility is undergoing final testing and could start operations by tomorrow. After processing, the radioactivity in the water should be reduced between one-1000th and one-10,000th. It will then be transferred to makeshift tanks at the plant and be used for cooling the fuel. TEPCO estimates more than 110,000 tons of radioactive water has accumulated and will need to be processed.
TEPCO is also working on installing a system to clean the water in the intake bay. It is pumping the water through zeolite to capture the radioactive cesium which has escaped into the bay.
Assembly of the framing which will support a polyester fabric for Unit 1 reactor building has begun. The frame is 120 ft x 120 ft x 150 feet high. After it is complete it will be lifted and placed over the damaged building then the fabric will be put into place.
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