Chubu Electric to remove all fuel from leaky Hamaoka reactor

Chubu Electric to remove all fuel from leaky Hamaoka reactor

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. said Nov. 15 it will remove all fuel from a reactor at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Shizuoka Prefecture (file photo) to investigate a water leak. The reactor was manually shut down Nov. 7 after a steam leak was detected.

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