A Type 094 nuclear submarine belonging to China is thought to have suffered a release of radioactivity in July 2011.
['' The Sunday Times'', 7 August 2011; also syndicate]
by the ''Ottawa Citizen''
/ref> Media coverage of the event has been banned, leading to international concern over the handling of the crisis. The Chinese government denies any radiation leak has occurred.[
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The event
On 29 July 2011''Radiation Leak Occurred in Chinese Nuclear-Powered Submarine''
Naval Today a release of radioactivity is thought to have taken place on board an 8,000-ton Type 094 Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, docked in Dalian
Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...
. According to reports, China Era Electronics Corporation was installing an electronic system when the leak occurred.[
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International reaction
South Korea has demanded that China clarify the situation and stop trying to cover up the event.[ The conservative '' Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper stated that the "Chinese authorities must waste no time in providing Korea with credible information."][
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See also
* List of Chinese military accidents
References
Type 094 accident
July 2011 events in China
Maritime incidents in 2011
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