Man arrested after breaking through gate at Fukushima Daini — Drove around for 10 minutes

Published: March 31st, 2011 at 5:08 pm ET
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Man arrested after breaking into Fukushima Daini plant premises, Kyodo, April 1, 2011:

An unemployed man from Tokyo was arrested Friday after allegedly intruding by car into the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant premises, near the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi plant in Fukushima Prefecture, police said.

Hikaru Watanabe, 25, from Shinjuku Ward, allegedly broke through the western gate of the Daini plant around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, before driving inside its premises for about 10 minutes, the plants’ operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. …

A Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency official said the Daiichi and Daini plants are both guarded, but the agency is confirming whether sufficient security is being maintained under radiation-contaminated conditions. …

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Published: March 31st, 2011 at 5:08 pm ET
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