Japan nuclear power plant leaked again after quake

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Associated Press
Thursday, July 19, 2007

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Japanese regulators discovered a fresh leak of radioactive material on July 19 from a nuclear power plant damaged in an earthquake this week, news reports said, adding to criticism of the embattled plant operator.

Nuclear inspectors probed the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant, which suffered a barrage of leaks and malfunctions in the July 16 6.8-magnitude quake in northwestern Japan. The plant was ordered shut down indefinitely on July 18.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency found radioactive iodine had leaked from an exhaust pipe at the plant, the Kyodo News Agency and national broadcaster NHK reported. Plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., had already announced the release of other radioactive materials from the exhaust vent previously.

NHK said the material had been leaking into the atmosphere until July 18.

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