pakman
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wonder if any aquatic lizards inhabit the waters around there... can anyone say...
godzilla!!!!
Radiation leaks into sea from quake-hit nuclear power station
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant where part of soil collapsed following the earthquake.
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata -- Water containing a small amount of radiation leaked into the sea from a nuclear power station, where four reactors were automatically shut down after a powerful earthquake jolted Niigata Prefecture on Monday, government officials said.
This is the first time in Japan that radiation has leaked from a nuclear power station because of the impact of an earthquake, officials said. It will unlikely to adversely affect the heath of people or the environment.
Noting that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is located only nine kilometers away from the epicenter, officials at the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said they believe that it is the nearest a strong quake that has struck to a nuclear power station.
About 1.2 tons of water apparently leaked from a pool containing spent nuclear fuel in the No. 6 reactor that was not working at the time of the temblor. The water contained 60,000 becquerels of radiation, equal to the amount contained in six liters of radon hot spa water, and is not harmful to the health of people.
Workers at the power plant have also confirmed that water leaked from six other reactors. They are checking the reactors to see if water containing radiation leaked outside. (Mainichi)
godzilla!!!!
Radiation leaks into sea from quake-hit nuclear power station
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant where part of soil collapsed following the earthquake.
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata -- Water containing a small amount of radiation leaked into the sea from a nuclear power station, where four reactors were automatically shut down after a powerful earthquake jolted Niigata Prefecture on Monday, government officials said.
This is the first time in Japan that radiation has leaked from a nuclear power station because of the impact of an earthquake, officials said. It will unlikely to adversely affect the heath of people or the environment.
Noting that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is located only nine kilometers away from the epicenter, officials at the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said they believe that it is the nearest a strong quake that has struck to a nuclear power station.
About 1.2 tons of water apparently leaked from a pool containing spent nuclear fuel in the No. 6 reactor that was not working at the time of the temblor. The water contained 60,000 becquerels of radiation, equal to the amount contained in six liters of radon hot spa water, and is not harmful to the health of people.
Workers at the power plant have also confirmed that water leaked from six other reactors. They are checking the reactors to see if water containing radiation leaked outside. (Mainichi)
