Japan: Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc Shuts Down Third Nuclear Reactor In Five Days As A Precautionary Measure

Record ID: 4215

  • Title: Japan: Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc Shuts Down Third Nuclear Reactor In Five Days As A Precautionary Measure
  • Date: 25th July 2000
  • Summary: Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc's (TEPCO) decided July 25 to shut down the reactor to determine the cause of the incident, which may be due to a leaking fuel rod. It was the third incident at Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc's (TEPCO) two Fukushima nuclear power stations, 250 km (155 miles) Northeast of Tokyo since an earthquake struck on July 21, but TEPCO said the incidents were probably unrelated. The leaked iodine from the 1. 1 gigawatt (gW) reactor at Fukushima No. 2 plant was rated level zero on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), within safety standards. This incident came amid growing public unease about Japan's nuclear industry following a spate of accidents. On July 21, TEPCO closed a 1. 1 gW reactor at the No. 1 station after a rise in waste gas -- fumes released by a nuclear generator -- following an earthquake earlier in the day. On July 23, it shut down a 784-megawatt reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 plant after an oil leak was detected. It later found a small amount of radiation in a pool of water below a network of control rods. Japan has 51 commercial nuclear reactors that provide about a third of the country's electricity. Public anger at several major accidents at nuclear-related facilities over the past five years -- including Japan's worst-ever accident last September that killed two uranium plant workers -- has forced delays in the government's nuclear energy programme.
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  • Location: JAPAN FUKUSHIMA
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