About 7 tons of radioactive substance water inside Japan's nuclear power plant

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, August 2 (Reporter Huayi) Japan Kansai Electric Power Corporation reported on August 1 that the internal water leakage containing radioactive substances in Unit 3 in the Merbin Nuclear Power Station in the suspension and maintenance, internal leakage was about 7 Ton. The company claims that it has no impact on the external environment.

Kansai Electric Power Company released a news on the 1st that the Urban Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 reactor auxiliary buildings appeared in the ground. The staff then switched the relevant system and stopped water leakage. The inspection found that the water was leaked to the other part of the building, and the staff immediately recovered it without leaking to the outside of the building. The company speculated that the leakage containing radioactive substances was about 7 tons, and the radioactive activity was about 2.2 million Becckler. The company claims that the cause of water leakage is still under investigation, and the incident does not affect the external environment.

The Meibin Nuclear Power Station is located in Fukui Prefecture and is the earliest nuclear power plant in Japan. Units 1 and No. 2 are in scrap operations, and the operation of Unit 3 has also been operated for more than 40 years. However, due to the review of the Japanese Atomic Power System Committee, it was allowed to restart. It was originally scheduled to restart this month. It is currently being restarted.

After the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan implemented a new nuclear power plant safety standard, stipulating that the general operation period of nuclear power stations was 40 years. However, after the review and consent of the Japan Atomic Regulation Committee, the operation period can be allowed to extend the operation period.

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