Tokaimura nuclear accident
The Tokaimura nuclear accidents refer to two nuclear related incidents near the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The first accident occurred on 11 March 1997, producing an explosion after an experimental batch of solidified nuclear waste caught fire at the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) radioactive waste bituminisation facility. Over twenty people were exposed to radiation.
| Date | 30 September 1999
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| Coordinates | 36°28′47.00″N 140°33′13.24″E
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| Type | Nuclear criticality accident
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| Cause | Uncontrolled nuclear fission after uranyl nitrate overload
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| Outcome | INES Level 4 (accident with local consequences)
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| Deaths | 2
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| Non-fatal injuries | 667 contaminated
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