More nuclear plants in Japan leak radioactive

Fukui provincial government announced that it was possible that radioactive substances had leaked from fuel rods at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant of Japan Atomic Energy Company (JAPC).

Reportedly, radioactive concentrations in the reactor's cooling water are increasing. According to JAPC , the radioactive iodine-133 isotope concentration in this plant on April 2 is 4.2 bql and xenon gas is 3,900 bql / cm3 compared with the corresponding concentrations of 2.1 and 5.2 bql measured on day. 26.4.

Tsurugu nuclear power plant.

However, the Fukui provincial government rejected the possibility that current radioactive levels could threaten the environment near the plant.

JAPC plans to stop the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant 's No. 2 reactor located on the coast of Japan by manual method and check the important cooling system of this reactor. In addition, the company will also increase the frequency of measuring radiation levels from once a week to once a day.

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