TOKYO, Oct 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan will be halted around Saturday due to a small amount of water leaking from a valve, the operator said, Kyodo News reported.
World : Nuclear Reactor In Northeastern Japan To Halt Over Water Leak
reactor, Onagawa nuclear plant, halted, leaking
BE Bernama 
Key points
- Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Thursday the leaked water, which contains a small amount of a radioactive substance, has been collected, and no abnormal radiation levels have been detected in the surrounding environment around the plant in Miyagi Prefecture.
- The water level of a drainage sump has been rising since July, and the operator determined that water has been leaking.
- In October 2024, the Onagawa plant's No. 2 unit became the first reactor to operate in eastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the northeastern part of the country.
Sentences selected automatically from the original article by Bernama.
Read the full story on Bernama That's the opening of the story. The full piece is published by Bernama.
Continue reading ↗ Story details
- Published
- Section
- news
- Format
- Article
- Original
- bernama.com ↗
%2Ffile%2Fattachments%2Forphans%2FShaikHusseinMydin11_886646.png&w=480&output=webp&q=85&we)