Gov't inspectors enter JCO uranium plant in Tokaimura

Gov't inspectors enter JCO uranium plant in Tokaimura

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Officials of the Science and Technology Agency enter a uranium-processing plant, run by JCO Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., in the village of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, some 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 3, to conduct an on-the-spot inspections of the plant, the site of Japan's worst Sept. 30 nuclear accident.

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