(1)Nuke plant pipe ruptured under enormous pressure
HAMAOKA, Japan - File photo taken in November 2001 shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. The plant's operator and the government's nuclear body said Dec. 6, 2001 a steam pipe at the plant ruptured instantly under enormous pressure in November, causing a radioactive steam leak. Chubu officials said they suspect the pressure was due to explosive hydrogen combustion inside the pipe and they are investigating to prove their hypothesis.
- Product Code
- ILEA000010965
- Registered date
- 2001/12/06 00:00:00
- Credit
- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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- Media size
- 1096 × 1582 pixel
- Resolution
- 72 dpi
- Deployment size
- 1.89(MB)*
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*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.
