Smoke fills nuke power facility in Ibaraki; no radioactive leakage

Friday 10th October, 12:53 PM JST

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MrMukatsuku at 03:20 PM JST - 10th October

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/new-subsidies-planned-for-reducing-safety-checks-of-nuclear-plants

From the Japan point-of-view:

Good to see the reduction in safety checks is working.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/aponreas/asjapan_nuclear

Associated Press reports to the rest of the world that:

"Japan's nuclear power program has a history of accidents and lax oversight."

I tend to believe the latter...
wanderlust at 03:29 PM JST - 10th October

Wonder if any of the anti-nuclear protestors who hang around Yokosuka/ Kanagawa will read this? Not one US Navy ship or submarine nearby to blame for this.....
nandakandamanda at 04:44 PM JST - 10th October

Further news reportage suggests that low-level radiation metal scraps and iron filings are melted down and then carried at 1500 degrees in a 150 litre/liter vessel to a cooling room, and that this process is done by remote control. Some of this liquid spilled onto the floor, causing smoke and according to one worker, flames. The room has no sprinkler or fire control system, and no-one has been able to venture inside yet to check it out... http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20081010-00000055-mai-soci (in Japanese)
USNinJapan2 at 06:43 PM JST - 10th October

If I only had a nickel...
LIBERTAS at 07:10 PM JST - 10th October

Don´t believe a word they say. Liars all, in Genden!
YangYong at 07:38 PM JST - 10th October

..., that's the sound of fear.
GW at 08:25 PM JST - 10th October

isnt this the same place those idiots were mixing & hauling nuclear stuff in buckets...........
slappayuki at 08:34 PM JST - 10th October

Actually wanderlust, it is the same technology, imported from America, and the Navy uses the technology as well, so I think we can blame the Navy here.
USNinJapan2 at 10:15 PM JST - 10th October

slappayuki

There's nothing wrong with the technology; just the organization and individuals who apply it in this country.
NuckinFutz at 10:30 PM JST - 10th October

In Japan "nothing was reported" means "Ssshhhh! They haven't found out yet so we can still cover it up!"
some14some at 11:47 PM JST - 10th October

I am at peace since IAEA is always there to give Japan a clean certificate.
bushlover at 08:19 AM JST - 11th October

slappayuki you obviously want to blame Amerika for your problems no matter what instead of taking responsibility for yourselves. People like that bug me. It's a pass the buck type of society that ends up being it's own worst enemy.
JeffLee at 12:01 AM JST - 12th October

This "news' article could have been written by the plant's PR agency.
LIBERTAS at 05:49 AM JST - 12th October

YangYong: Not the voice of fear. The voice of experience. Genden L I E S! Do your homework.
LIBERTAS at 06:39 AM JST - 12th October

"some14some I am at peace since IAEA is always there to give Japan a clean certificate." Really? The IAEA is still on Japan's back for the "loss" of enough nuclear fuel for 30 ( yes, T H I R T Y!) nuclear weapons, never accounted for. Are you S T I L L at peace? Aso with nukes? Homework, homework, homework! Talk about a somnambulant nation, sheesh!