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Rat may have caused Fukushima blackout, say officials | Rat may have caused Fukushima blackout, say officials |
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A power cut at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant this week may have been caused by a rat, according to officials. | A power cut at Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant this week may have been caused by a rat, according to officials. |
Masayuki Ono, spokesman for Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company), the utility that runs the Fukushima Daiichi plant, said a 6-inch rodent was found dead near a switchboard. He said the rat might be linked to the power failure, but further investigations were needed. | Masayuki Ono, spokesman for Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company), the utility that runs the Fukushima Daiichi plant, said a 6-inch rodent was found dead near a switchboard. He said the rat might be linked to the power failure, but further investigations were needed. |
Cooling systems at the plant for four storage pools for nuclear fuel were knocked out on Monday. Power was restored two days later at all nine affected facilities. | Cooling systems at the plant for four storage pools for nuclear fuel were knocked out on Monday. Power was restored two days later at all nine affected facilities. |
Concerns over the site of the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl remain unresolved, and decommissioning the tsunami-damaged backup generators that triggered the March 2011 disaster is expected to take decades. | Concerns over the site of the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl remain unresolved, and decommissioning the tsunami-damaged backup generators that triggered the March 2011 disaster is expected to take decades. |
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