Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company said it had temporarily shut down the operation of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 reactor in Fukui Prefecture early this morning because “there may be a pipeline leak.” Allegedly, at around 15:45 local time on September 17, when inspecting Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, staff discovered that water was dripping around the exhaust valve of the pipeline. The Kansai Electric Power Company said it was determined that this situation “will not immediately affect the operation of the unit,” but the reactor was shut down manually at around 4 a.m. local time today. The timing for the resumption of operations has not yet been determined. According to the Kansai Electric Power Company, the dripping water “contains no radioactive substances and will not affect the surrounding environment.”

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