Ibaraki's Aqua World aquarium plans first whale shark display in eastern Japan
The Ibaraki Prefectural Government is planning to showcase a whale shark at an aquarium in the prefecture, officials said Monday. The world's biggest fish species will be welcomed at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium in the town of Oarai, which has some 400 ...
Severity of June nuclear accident rated level 2 by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority
Accident involving five workers at a research and development center in Ibaraki Prefecture was assessed on zero-to-seven international scale.
Nuclear workers were quarantined in plutonium-tainted room for three hours after accident: JAEA
The five workers exposed to airborne plutonium at the Oarai Research & Development Center in Ibaraki Prefecture were quarantined for about three hours in the room where the accident occurred, a Japan Atomic Energy Agency official said Friday. Although this action was taken to prevent ...
The cause of the plutonium inhalation accident in Ibaraki Prefecture might involve factors ranging from a helium buildup to procedural mistakes in checking containers.
