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Blogger tokyodo-2005 writes about the famous sodium leak and fire at the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture (Japan) in 1995 [Ja] and about the subsequent cover-up of a video taken immediately after the incident. tokyodo-2005 reports that a trial about the case is set to begin on Sept. 20th at the Tokyo High Court.

Posted by Chris Salzberg

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“Japan: Monju reactor trial to begin Sept. 20th”

  1. January 25th, 2008 at 16:49 pm
    Global Voices Online » Japan: Videotape from 1995 Monju reactor leak:
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    [...] from September of last year, Nishimura's family brought the story back to light in a trial against the PNC at Japan's [...]

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