Radiation leaks from fuel rods suspected at Tsuruga plant Read more: http://www.setyoufreenews.com/

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: Kyodo news

Leaks of radioactive materials from fuel rods have been suspected at a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, the Fukui prefectural government said Monday, citing a rise in density of the toxic substances in coolant water.

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/05/89008.html

Let me see if find more on this... of note, this is NOT Fukushima Daichi

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The operator, Japan Atomic Power Co., will manually shut down the No. 2 reactor of the plant on the Sea of Japan coast and examine the primary cooling system for it. The local government denied that the levels of radioactive substances could threaten the nearby environment.

According to Japan Atomic, 4.2 becquerels of iodine-133 and 3,900 becquerels of xenon gas were detected per cubic centimeter Monday, up from 2.1 and 5.2 becquerels, respectively, during previous measurements conducted last Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.setyoufreenews.com/2011/05/radiation-leaks-f...

Read more: http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/05/89008.html and http://www.setyoufreenews.com/2011/05/radiation-leaks-from-fuel-rods.html

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This is NOT Fukushima but a SECOND site

[MineralMan]

1. Dupe of an earlier post in GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x292149

[snappyturtle]

2. Isn't that just ducky? I agree with your first reaction of "Oh shit!" nt