Tokyo Electric Power Company stated two cracks opened in a reactor at their Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant in the city of Niigata. The cracks leaked radioactive water into the Sea of Japan.
The leak included about 350 gallons of radioactive water according to very early reports. The country of Japan was in the midst of the final stages of a 3 day typhoon when it was hit by to successive 6.8 earthquakes.
Niigata has an important shipping port and sits at approximately the same latitude as San Francisco. The city is urban progressive and ships many products around Asia and the world including advanced electronics, auto accessories, automobiles, and more.
Niigata has suffered from severe earthquakes in the past and has successfully recovered many times.
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