Original title: a nuclear power plant in Kyushu, Japan caught fire and smoke, and officials said it had no impact on the environment
On December 11, according to Japanese media reports, at 4 p.m. local time on the 10th, the substation of xuanhai nuclear power plant in Saga County, Kyushu Island, Japan caught fire and smoke. Japan's atomic force regulation agency said that the accident had no impact on the environment.
According to the atomic force regulation department, the local fire department rushed to the scene after receiving the alarm and successfully extinguished the fire at about 4:30 local time.
It is reported that at that time, units 3 and 4 of the nuclear power plant were in operation. According to the office of atomic force regulation, the fire did not spread to places outside the substation. The accident had no impact on power generation and normal operation.
In addition, the amount of nuclear radiation around the nuclear power plant has not changed, and the accident has no impact on the environment.
At present, Kyushu Electric Power Company, which is responsible for managing xuanhai nuclear power plant, is investigating the cause of the accident.