Nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan to halt over water leak

TOKYO - The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan will be halted around Saturday due to a small amount of water leaking from a valve, the operator said.

Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Thursday the leaked water, which contains a small amount of a radioactive substance, has been collected and no abnormal radiation levels have been detected in the surrounding environment around the plant in Miyagi Prefecture.