VIENNA, Aug 9 (AFP) - The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna said Monday it was monitoring the situation following an accident at an atomic reactor in Japan that caused four deaths, but had so far received no request for assistance.
"The IAEA today received information from Japanese nuclear regulatory authorities about an accident in the steam generator turbine circuit of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant," it said in a statement.
Japanese regulators reported to the IAEA that there had been no release of radioactivity, the text said.
"The IAEA continues to be in contact with Japanese authorities and expects to receive updates on a continuous basis," it added.
"No request for IAEA assistance has been received at this time."
Four workers were killed and seven others severely burned Monday by a leak of non-radioactive steam at a Japanese nuclear plant, in Japan's worst acccident at a nuclear facility in terms of the number of deaths.