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All nuke facilities on quake-hit Honshu in normal state-officials
TOKYO, July 24 (Itar-Tass) - All nuclear power industry facilities in the north of the Japanese Honshu Island that was overnight hit by a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 points are in a normal state, the Japanese Nuclear safety Agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reported on Thursday on the results of studying of the situation on site by specialists.
According to the ministerial commission, nuclear power plants in the Aomori, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, as well as the Rokkasho nuclear fuel regeneration plant have not been damaged.
The NPP work has not been interrupted, because the intensity of earth tremors at the location of the nuclear power plants did not exceed the established limits, however reactor No 1 at the Onnagawa NPP in the Miyagi prefecture was shut down overnight for a regular preventive maintenance.
The number of injured in the Japanese overnight quake has reachedalmost 130. Population has been affected in five northern prefectures of the country, as well as in the Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo. According to Japanese police, 15 injured are in a grave condition. Most of injuries were caused by fallen objects and window glass fragments.
A Kyodo News tally showed 127 people were injured in the latest quake -- 66 in Iwate, 49 in Aomori, eight in Miyagi, two in Akita and one each in Hokkaido and Chiba. The National Police Agency said 15 of the injured people are listed in serious condition. Many of them were injured from falling glass during the temblor, according to the police.
Four fires were reported in Iwate and Aomori prefectures. TohokuElectric Power Co. said some 8,600 households in Iwate, Aomori, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures experienced temporary power failures, but power was resumed in six hours, according to Kyodo.
There was no damage to any nuclear facilities in the quake-hit areas.
Tohoku Electric said its Onnagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi and its Higashidori nuclear plant are operating normally.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. also said its No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants in Fukushima are operating normally. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said there are no problems at its spent nuclear fuel recycling facilities in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori, and no radioactive leaks, the agency reported.
In Hachinohe, operations at Tohoku Electric's thermal power station were halted manually after a turbine at the plant shook wildly.
Shinkansen services were not affected Wednesday as the railway operator had already ended the day's service when the quake hit, the agency said.
JR East had to suspend conventional train services in Sendai and northward Wednesday. Highways in the Tohoku region were temporarilyclosed, Kyodo reported.
According to the ministerial commission, nuclear power plants in the Aomori, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, as well as the Rokkasho nuclear fuel regeneration plant have not been damaged.
The NPP work has not been interrupted, because the intensity of earth tremors at the location of the nuclear power plants did not exceed the established limits, however reactor No 1 at the Onnagawa NPP in the Miyagi prefecture was shut down overnight for a regular preventive maintenance.
The number of injured in the Japanese overnight quake has reachedalmost 130. Population has been affected in five northern prefectures of the country, as well as in the Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo. According to Japanese police, 15 injured are in a grave condition. Most of injuries were caused by fallen objects and window glass fragments.
A Kyodo News tally showed 127 people were injured in the latest quake -- 66 in Iwate, 49 in Aomori, eight in Miyagi, two in Akita and one each in Hokkaido and Chiba. The National Police Agency said 15 of the injured people are listed in serious condition. Many of them were injured from falling glass during the temblor, according to the police.
Four fires were reported in Iwate and Aomori prefectures. TohokuElectric Power Co. said some 8,600 households in Iwate, Aomori, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures experienced temporary power failures, but power was resumed in six hours, according to Kyodo.
There was no damage to any nuclear facilities in the quake-hit areas.
Tohoku Electric said its Onnagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi and its Higashidori nuclear plant are operating normally.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. also said its No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants in Fukushima are operating normally. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said there are no problems at its spent nuclear fuel recycling facilities in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori, and no radioactive leaks, the agency reported.
In Hachinohe, operations at Tohoku Electric's thermal power station were halted manually after a turbine at the plant shook wildly.
Shinkansen services were not affected Wednesday as the railway operator had already ended the day's service when the quake hit, the agency said.
JR East had to suspend conventional train services in Sendai and northward Wednesday. Highways in the Tohoku region were temporarilyclosed, Kyodo reported.
