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Fire Alarms Sounded for the Eighth Time in August at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant; Fire Department Determines It's "Not a Fire"

At 8:16 AM on August 31st, a fire alarm sounded in the new service building for Units 5 and 6 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), firefighters determined it was "not a fire" before 9:00 AM. Including this incident, there have been eight fire alarm activations at the Fukushima Daiichi plant since the beginning of August. TEPCO stated that they are "considering replacing equipment with c…
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At 8:16 AM on August 31st, a fire alarm sounded in the new service building for Units 5 and 6 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), firefighters determined it was "not a fire" before 9:00 AM. Including this incident, there have been eight fire alarm activations at the Fukushima Daiichi plant since the beginning of August. TEPCO stated that they are "considering replacing equipment with c…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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