It was reported in the media that Japan nuke plant leaks after a powerful earth quake of 6.8 magnitude on July 16, 2007 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility run by Tokyo Electric. The spokesman for Tokyo Electric said earlier that the quake had caused the reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea.
However, the latest report from the Associated Press indicates that the earthquake tipped over barrels of nuclear waste at a power plant in the site and the officials on Tuesday are investigating whether there were any radioactive leaks. The report said that about 100 drums containing low-level nuclear waste fell over at the plant during Monday's 6.6-magnitude quake and were found a day later, some with their lids open quoting Mr. Masahide Ichikawa, an official with the local government in Niigata prefecture.
It is desirable that media should refrain from reporting the matter in a way that will scare the members of the public without obtaining confirmed official reports on the incident.
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