Radioactive substance leak reported at Niigata nuclear plant+

NIIGATA, Japan - A radioactive leakage occurs at a radioactive gaseous waste disposal facility area of the No. 5 reactor in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant (file photo taken in June, 1996) in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 20. The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said the incident will not have any impact on the surrounding area as the radioactive substance was contained within the building.

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