Suspected WWII-Era Bomb Discovered at Fukushima Power Plant
But not to worry, right?
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The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is still severely damaged from the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that crippled it in March 2011. But now, the area is facing another threat: What is thought to be an undetonated World War II-era bomb was discovered on the grounds of the power plant, according to news sources.
Excavation workers discovered the more-than-70-year-old weapon under a parking lot that is undergoing maintenance, the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), announced Aug. 10, according to The Mainichi, a Japanese news outlet. The bomb was found about 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) away from the damaged No. 1 and No. 4 reactors, The Mainichi reported.
The cylindrical bomb is 33 inches (85 centimeters) long — about the length of a baseball bat — and about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. It also has a stabilizer tail, which likely gave it directional stability as it approached its target, The Mainichi reported. [7 Technologies That Transformed Warfare]
Fukushima police plan to examine the device to confirm that it actually is a bomb, and they will decide how to dispose of it if it is still explosive, according to The Mainichi.
The police added that the discovery of the weapon has not affected TEPCO's work to decommission the plant.
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