(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.

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• ILEA000010965

• Registered date
• 2001/12/06 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 1096 × 1582 pixel

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• 72 dpi

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• 1.89(MB)*

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