Chemical Complex is on fire with nuclear fuel in Yamaguchi

At 2:20 of 4/22/2012, Iwakuni Otake Petrochemical Complex of Mitsui chemicals got lightning strike to explode.

The complex is still on fire, and 3379 units of radioactive waste (200L in each unit) and Uranium for nuclear fuel are preserved in the site.

The state of the uranium and radioactive waste is not reported yet.

Windows were broken and several people got injured.

4/22午前2時20分頃、山口県和木町、岩国市などにまたがる三井化学岩国大竹工場で、落雷後爆発があり、火災が発生しました。3379本の核廃棄物（一本あたり200L）と天然ウランを含む核燃料物質が保管されているということです。

これらの物質についての情報は入ってきていません。　周辺では広範囲に渡って窓が割れ、負傷者が複数人いるということです。

See also

·April 23, 2012·1 min read

Itochu corporation sent 110 new employees to Fukushima for training

↓ 50km radius area from the plant.

工場から半径50kmの範囲は以下のエリアです。

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