Leaks found in hose to transfer Fukushima Daiichi treated water

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has found leaks in a hose used to transfer treated water. Tokyo Electric Power Company conducted a probe after higher-than-usual levels of radioactive material were detected in rainwater in the dike around a storage tank. TEPCO says the water that leaked remained inside the barrier.

It says someone caused the cracks with a cutter blade while removing the packaging around the hose after it was delivered.