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Onagawa reactor shut down to replace leaking valve
Tohoku Electric shut down the No.
2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday.
The shutdown allows the company to replace a valve after a water leak was detected in equipment related to the water supply.
The utility said the leak involved a small amount of water and had announced plans to briefly stop the reactor.
No abnormal radiation levels have been detected around the plant.
Onagawa is a nuclear power plant operated by Tohoku Electric.
The reactor is expected to restart in about 10 days.
The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan was shut down on Saturday to replace a leaking valve.
The valve is in equipment related to the water supply.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. expects to restart the reactor in about 10 days.
The utility said a small amount of water had leaked from the valve.
No abnormal radiation levels have been detected around the plant.
- Who
- Tohoku Electric Power Co. shut down the No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa plant.
- What
- The reactor was shut down so a leaking valve could be replaced.
- When
- Saturday. The utility said on Thursday that it planned a brief suspension.
- Where
- The Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
- Why
- A small amount of water had leaked from a valve in equipment related to the water supply.
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Tohoku Electric Power Co. reported a small water leak from a valve and announced plans to briefly suspend the reactor.
The No. 2 reactor was shut down so the valve could be replaced.
- Reactor
- No. 2 at the Onagawa nuclear plant
- Location
- Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan
- Utility
- Tohoku Electric Power Co.
- Expected restart
- About 10 days after the shutdown
- Radiation
- No abnormal levels detected around the plant