Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Prime Minister Abe Rebukes Tokyo Electric Over Nuclear Leaks After Quake

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. for being slow to disclose
radioactive leaks after an earthquake shut down its Kashiwazaki-
Kariwa nuclear power station, the world's biggest.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Niigata prefecture in
central Japan yesterday, killing nine people, causing
contaminated water to escape into the sea and radioactive
material to leak from a ventilation system. Tokyo Electric was
ordered to keep the facility closed pending safety checks. Its
shares dropped to a seven-month low.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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