Mihama, Fukui
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is a town
located in Mikata District
, Fukui
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
of 11,148 and a density
of 73.19 persons per km². The total area is 152.32 km².
On August 9, 2004, a non-radioactive steam
leak killed 5 and burnt 12 others in a nearby Mihama Nuclear Power Plant
; the particular high-pressure steam pipe had lost 85% of its wall thickness and failed five days before its first inspection since 1976.http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/NuclearIndustry/nuclear-accident-1.htm
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Mikata District
Mikata District, Fukui
Mikata is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 11,023 and a density of 72.37 persons per km²...
, Fukui
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 11,148 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 73.19 persons per km². The total area is 152.32 km².
On August 9, 2004, a non-radioactive steam
Steam
Steam is the technical term for water vapor, the gaseous phase of water, which is formed when water boils. In common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses in the presence of cooler air...
leak killed 5 and burnt 12 others in a nearby Mihama Nuclear Power Plant
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant
The is operated by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and is in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, about 320 km west of Tokyo. It is on a site that is 520,000 m2 of which 60% is green space.-Reactors on Site:-Events:...
; the particular high-pressure steam pipe had lost 85% of its wall thickness and failed five days before its first inspection since 1976.http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/NuclearIndustry/nuclear-accident-1.htm