MIHAMA, Japan - The faulty cooling pipe at the center of Japan's deadliest nuclear power plant accident had not been inspected since 1996, despite a warning last year that it was a safety threat, the plant operator said Tuesday.
The Mihama accident followed a string of accidents, leaks and other safety lapses at Japanese nuclear power plants, and was clearly troubling to people in the area.
The Mihama deaths also come as Japan is bidding to host the world's first large-scale nuclear fusion plant, the $12 billion International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
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