Communiqué de l’IAEA du 14/03 07h00 CET

IAEA : International Atomic Energy Agency

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has provided the IAEA with further information about the hydrogen explosion that occurred today at the unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A hydrogen explosion occurred at unit 3 on 14 March at 11:01AM local Japan time. All personnel at the site are accounted for. Six people have been injured. The reactor building exploded but the primary containment vessel was not damaged. The control room of unit 3 remains operational. The IAEA continues to liaise with the Japanese authorities and is monitoring the situation as it evolves.