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Why Kashiwazaki-Kariwa? Prior to establishment of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant there were oil fields in the region. Studies related to these oil fields showed that the ground was unstable, so informed locals knew...
On May 9, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began start-up testing of Unit 7 (ABWR, 1,356 MW) of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. It is the first reactor at the plant to be restarted...
1. Moves to restart KK-7 Of the seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KK), all of which have been shut down since the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake in July 2007, Unit 7 (ABWR, 1356...
On December 22, the Board of Directors of Chubu Electric Power Company decided that it would terminate operations at Hamaoka Reactors No. 1 (540 MW, BWR) and No. 2 (840 MW, BWR) and replace...
On December 11, the Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) announced its conclusion that, with a few provisos, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa-7 Nuclear Power Plant (KK-7) is safe. NSC’s conclusion was based on consideration of the results of...
All seven reactors of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant have been closed since the July 2007 Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake, but Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began loading nuclear fuel into Unit 7 on November 8,...
SCC in reactor vessels On April 8, Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) announced that during a periodic inspection of its Ohi-3 nuclear power plant (PWR, 1180MW) a crack was found in a nozzle in...
July 16 was the first anniversary of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake. What caused the earthquake? What damage was done to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KK)? Discussion of these questions is continuing within the central...
Since the July 2007 Chuetsu-oki earthquake, all seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki- Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KK) have been out of operation. The Governor of Niigata Prefecture said that, when considering the fate of...
By Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (Japanese Leaflet Released on 24 February 2008) (892 KB) Contents We demand that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power...