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Onagawa No. 2 Nuclear Reactor in Northeastern Japan Halted

Onagawa No. 2 Nuclear Reactor in Northeastern Japan Halted

   Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Monday morning halted operations at the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan following a problem that occurred when a measuring instrument was delivered into the reactor, the company said.
   The reactor in Miyagi Prefecture was halted at 8:36 a.m. local time to allow the company to investigate the problem.
   The reactor was brought back online only on Tuesday for the first time in about 13 years.

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