Damage Found At Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Plant
TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata was discovered to have concerning structural damage to the Unit 6 reactor
Read moreTEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata was discovered to have concerning structural damage to the Unit 6 reactor
Read moreTEPCO recently presented a pump truck concept to Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA). The company is trying to use this concept
Read moreA number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have
Read moreThis surprising news requires a bit of back story. The sitting Niigata prefecture governor, Hirohiko Izumida has been blocking the
Read moreJapan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The
Read moreTEPCO issued the threat of a rate hike if they were not allowed to restart their reactors at Kashiwazaki Kariwa.
Read moreAfter two workers were injured then died of their injuries, TEPCO has admitted a third incident that lead to serious
Read moreThe governor of Niigata has shut down any discussion of restarting TEPCO’s massive 7 unit nuclear plant. His main point
Read moreThe first nuclear disaster drill in Niigata in 2013 resulted in a considerable failure. This year another supposedly easier drill
Read moreAs part of the effort to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa the nearby city of Nagaoka held an evacuation drill. JAEA and Niigata
Read moreJapan’s nuclear regulator had scathing criticism of TEPCO at their meeting today. They also stated that the handling of the
Read moreChubu Electric has said they will apply for a restart inspection for unit 4 at their Hamaoka Nuclear plant. Unit
Read moreNewsflash on 47 News below. Safety review application TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant of TEPCO, has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory
Read moreWith TEPCO mired in an out of control contaminated water problem at Fukushima Daiichi, the prospect of restarting Kashiwazaki Kariwa
Read moreTEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read moreA TEPCO report now admits the faults under all of the reactor units at their Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant are
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