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U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Visit Earthquake-Damaged Japanese Nuke Plant

HeadlineAug 06, 2007

In other news from Japan, the International Atomic Energy Agency is inspecting the country’s largest nuclear plant today, two weeks after an earthquake forced the plant to shut down. Following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, radioactive water leaked into the Sea of Japan, and radioactive particles blew out of an exhaust pipe filter. Japanese officials have claimed the radiation leaks had no environmental impact.

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