IAEA reexamines quake-hit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

IAEA reexamines quake-hit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency experts on Jan. 31 conducted for the first time in almost six months an on-site survey of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which leaked a small amount of radiation after a deadly earthquake last July.

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