Fukushima plant workers evacuated after quake: operator
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plan's No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 (R-L) reactors are seen in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in this photo taken March 31 and released by Japan's Defence Ministry April 1, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force/Handout
TOKYO |
TOKYO (Reuters) - Engineers working at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was badly damaged by the March 11 quake and is leaking radiation, have been evacuated following an earthquake late on Thursday, operator Tokyo Electric officials told a televised news conference.
The company said there were no irregularities at its Fukushima Daini plant, which has been shut down since the March 11 quake.
(Reporting by Chizu Nomiyama; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)
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