"Oil Film Formation Near Nuclear Plant After Noto Earthquake... Does Not Contain Radioactive Materials"

Following the Noto earthquake that struck the Ishikawa Prefecture area in early New Year, an oil slick was discovered near the drainage outlet of the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant. On the 10th, NHK reported, citing the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority, that the oil slick did not contain radioactive materials.

According to the report, at the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant, a pipe of the transformer used to receive electricity from outside was damaged during the earthquake on the 1st, causing approximately 23,000 liters of oil to leak. Subsequently, on the 7th, an oil slick measuring 10 meters wide and 5 meters long was found on the sea surface near the drainage outlet.

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Additionally, the Nuclear Regulation Authority received a report from Hokuriku Electric Power Company on the afternoon of the same day that an oil slick measuring 100 meters wide and 30 meters long was found on the sea surface near the location where the oil slick was discovered on the 7th.

However, NHK reported that Hokuriku Electric Power Company stated that the oil slick did not contain radioactive materials.

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