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Bomb found at Fukushima nuclear plant — Officials concerned device could explode — “Military unit is headed to the site” — “Police have cordoned off the surrounding area”
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Mainichi,
Aug 10, 2017 (emphasis added): Suspected
bomb found on premises of Fukushima power plant: TEPCO —
What appears to be an undetonated bomb has been discovered on
the premises of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant,
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Aug. 10. The device was
discovered buried in the ground at a parking lot currently undergoing
maintenance in the western corner of the premises… Police have
cordoned off the surrounding area…
NHK,
Aug 10, 2017: Unexploded
bomb found near Fukushima plant —
Police are checking what appears to be an unexploded bomb found near
the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant… Police were
sending the pictures of the object to the Self-Defense Forces to
determine whether it could explode…
BBC,
Aug 10, 2017: Fukushima
disaster: ‘WW2 bomb’ found at Japan nuclear site —
A suspected unexploded bomb has been found at
the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant…
Tepco said construction work was immediately suspended after the
object was found and a temporary exclusion zone put in place while
bomb disposal experts were deployed…
AP,
Aug 10, 2017: Officials say the rusty object is about 85 centimeters
(33 inches) long and 15 centimeters (6 inches) wide. A military
unit is headed to the site…
AFP,
Aug 10, 2017: Japan’s Jiji Press reported that under such
circumstances police
call in bomb disposal experts from Japan’s military.
See
also: Kyodo:
Terror drill at Fukushima nuclear plant — Fears about ‘highly
fragile’ cooling systems
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