Japan, Nuclear power

Japanese Nuclear Reactor Disqualified Under Post-Fukushima Safety Standards
This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Stops a Reactor From Starting as America Goes All in on Nuclear Power
To combat climate change, a lot of countries are spending billions on new and different kinds of nuclear reactors.
Onagawa nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan restarted after issue
Tohoku Electric Power on Wednesday restarted the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The 825,000-kilowatt reactor had been taken offline soon after resuming operation for the first time in 13 years — since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami — after an issue was found with a measurement device.
Japan nuclear reactor in 2011 disaster-hit area restarted after halt
A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, hit by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was restarted Wednesday after a tempora
Japan shuts down nuclear reactor owing to glitches just days after restarting
The company is yet to announce a date on which operations will resume at the nuclear reactor located in Onagawa power plant.
Takahama Nuclear Reactor Becomes First In Japan To Operate For 50 Years
The No. 1 reactor of the facility in Fukui Prefecture is the oldest operational nuclear power reactor in the country. It began commercial operation in November 1974 as the eighth commercial reactor in the country. All the older ones have been decommissioned, reports Xinhua news agency.
Japan nuclear reactor in 2011 disaster area stops days after restart
A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan was halted Monday for checks, the plant operator said, just days after it became the first t
Nuclear reactor in Japan shuts days after restart since 2011
A nuclear reactor was shut on Monday, a few days after it first began to resume operations since the 2011 disaster. Tohoku Electric Power Co., which operates the reactor, said it was “facing difficulties in sending in a device to confirm the condition” of No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa plant in northeastern Miyagi province.
Japón veta por primera vez un reactor nuclear con las normas de seguridad posteriores a Fukushima
El organismo regulador nuclear de Japón retiró oficialmente el miércoles el permiso para reiniciar un reactor en la región centro-norte del país, la primera descalificación según unos estándares de seguridad que se reforzaron después del desastre de Fukushima en 2011.
Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country's north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Central Japan nuclear unit fails post-Fukushima safety check
Japan's nuclear watchdog formally decided Wednesday that a reactor in central Japan has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, in the first such case since the regulatory body's founding after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan's oldest reactor marks 50 years in operation
It's been 50 years since Japan's oldest nuclear reactor came online, as the country looks to extend the lifespans of its ...
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Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant on Japan’s northern coast was put back online on Oct. 29 and had ...
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Japan's Onagawa Nuclear Reactor Restarts After Halt
(MENAFN- IANS) Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Company on Wednesday restarted the reactor of Onagawa ...
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A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A device to remove debris from a reactor at the damaged Fukushima ...