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
Related stories
Brentford hold off Reading to reach round four of Carabao Cup
Brentford emerged from a tense finish against Reading to book their place in the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 2-1 victory at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Woods seen back on the range for first time since car accident
Tiger Woods has shared footage of him hitting balls for the first time since his car accident in March.
Brook, Buttler go berserk again as England thrash Sri Lanka in first T20
Harry Brook and Jos Buttler went berserk in a T20 at Southampton for the second time this summer as England smoked 254-4 against Sri Lanka during a 119-run win in the series opener - their first game since Kevin Pietersen's appointment as white-ball mentor.
Webb: VAR had 'tunnel vision' on Haaland which led to Enzo error
Pro Ref chief Howard Webb says VAR missed Enzo Fernandez being offside for Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby due to "tunnel vision".