Fukushima: Rat linked to outage at Japan nuclear plant

I would not like to be a RAT about now.....~SIZZLE~



A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, says the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco).

The company suspects the rodent may have caused a short-circuit in a switchboard, triggering the power cut.

"We have deeply worried the public, but the system has been restored," Tepco spokesman Masayuki Ono was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.

Two years ago a massive quake-triggered tsunami caused meltdowns at the plant.

The plant was brought under control in December 2011 and Monday's crisis was the first time since then that so many facilities had been affected by electrical failure at the same time, Tepco admits.



[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

Last Edited by CE1 on 03/20/2013 11:08 AM