(1)Nuclear reactor shut down at Fukui plant after fire

(1)Nuclear reactor shut down at Fukui plant after fire

TSURUGA, Japan - File photo taken in 1999 shows No. 2 nuclear reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co. in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, where fire from a turbine cover forced the company to shut down the reactor late Dec. 12. Officials said there was no radiation leakage.

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