Small fire occurs at Chubu Electric’s Hamaoka nuclear plant
The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said.
Chubu Electric Power said Tuesday that a fire occurred at its idled Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan.The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said.Around 10:40 a.m., a worker spotted a small fire in a control panel in a building for power disconnection and connection. The worker was checking the building because electrical shock prevention equipment for the central control room of the No. 3 reactor failed to operate properly after installation work.
Source: Japan Times
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