The manager of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant admitted Thursday that some of the tanks built to store the radioactive water churned out each day are made with used parts but insisted their quality is fine for the purpose.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Tepco is using at least 20 tanks that were previously used at other construction sites, according to the daily Mainichi Shimbun.
Akira Ono, chief of the plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Co., said at a news conference that some of the flange-type tanks were built with used parts but insisted they were fit to hold tainted water.