Nuclear disaster drill held near Tsuruga plant

Nuclear disaster drill held near Tsuruga plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A meeting is held at the offsite center near Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on March 18, for a nuclear disaster drill, which was held the same day simulating severe damage to its No. 2 reactor caused by a total loss of power in a big earthquake.

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