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Landslide
at MOX-fueled Japan Nuclear Plant
- AP: Emergency data transmission from Monju stops as typhoon hits
- Kyodo: Can’t access site due to mudslides, reactor temperatures unknown
16
September, 2013
Associated
Press,
Sept. 16, 2013: At Japan’s Monju test reactor site in Fukui, which
is currently off-line, an emergency data transmission system went
down, apparently due to storm damage, regulators said Monday, an
indication of risk management issues at Japanese nuclear facilities
even after the Fukushima crisis.
Kyodo
News,
Sept. 16, 2013: Data
transmission from Monju reactor stopped [...]
There are no prospects for restoration of data transmission for now,
with the reactor site in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, inaccessible due
to mudslides and fallen trees caused by the typhoon, it said. The
Monju reactor has effectively been prohibited from operation because
of lax safety management by the operator.
Kyodo
News,
Sept. 17, 2013: [...] Heavy rain attributed to a typhoon caused a
landslide near a tunnel entry point within the compound of the
prototype fast-breeder reactor complex in Tsuruga city, according to
the regulation agency’s secretariat. The cable damage is suspected
near that area, it said. Restoration of the transmission of data such
as reactor temperatures is expected to take some time […]
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