Tokyo Electric Company this week began cement-pouring work to block up underground trenches at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant.<br /><br />As the trenches are being filled, radioactive water is being drawn up from the No. 2 reactor in an effort to control the overflow and leakage of highly contaminated water into the ground.<br /><br />The cement work got underway after an attempt to seal off the trenches earlier this month failed to halt water from leaking.<br /><br />TEPCO will begin filling the trenches at the No. 3 reactor next month and expects to finish the work by the end of March 2015. These two reactors hold an estimated 11,000 tons of radioactive water, according to a Jiji Press report.<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-WqkTyKK1_70U4bb4k4lQ?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: https://us.tomonews.net<br />Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj<br />Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/<br />Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus
