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AP: Bulging wall at Unit 4 renews concerns — Gov’t regulators order investigation of fuel pool and reactor building

Published: May 26th, 2012 at 8:02 am ET
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Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worry
Associated Press
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
May 26, 2012

Japan’s environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant on Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of safety concerns and said it appeared to have been properly reinforced.

The visit by Goshi Hosono, apparently aimed at demonstrating the safety of the facility, came amid renewed concerns about conditions at the plant’s No. 4 reactor after its operator reported a bulging of the building’s wall. Nuclear regulators ordered a new investigation and seismic tests of the building and its pool.

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Published: May 26th, 2012 at 8:02 am ET
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