The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day exceeded projections of a nuclear plant operator and caused a series of problems at its Shika facility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/03/japan/shika-nuclear-plant-damage/?utm_content=buffer1f5db&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #nuclearenergy #ishikawa #ishikawaquake #shika #hokurikuelectric
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> The Shika reactors were inaugurated in 1993 and 2006. They have been offline since the 2011 disaster. #HokurikuElectric applied to restart the newer No. 2 reactor in 2014, but safety checks by the nuclear safety agency were delayed due to the need to determine if there were active faults near the plant. The nuclear officials concluded active faults in the area were not underneath the reactors.
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Noto Peninsula October 24, 2023:
> The examination for the Shika No.2 reactor has been protracted over the determination of whether there are active faults that run through the site.
> But the Nuclear Regulation Authority finally agreed in March this year with Hokuriku's assertion that there was no active fault running under the reactor, a major win for the company to advance the review process.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-hokuriku-elec-aims-restart-shika-no2-reactor-2026-2023-10-20/
#ShikaReactor #ShigaNukePlant #志賀原発 #NotoPeninsula
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> The #HokurikuElectric Power #ShigaNuclearPowerPlant ( #ShigaTown, #IshikawaPrefecture, currently shut down).. directly hit by the #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake, has been reporting problems every day...water from the spent fuel pool spilled.. A cooling pump stopped.. oil leaked due to a damaged transformer... it was announced on the 5th that there were no safety issues.
https://www.iscaninfo.com/article/15162543/Untrustworthy-Hokuriku-Electric-Power%27s-%60%60no-problem%27%27-statement...-25-years-ago--cover-up-of-serious-accident-at-Shiga-nuclear-power-plant
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November of 2023, two months ago, #TokuraMasakazu, the head of the #KeiDanRen business organization was urging the restart of the #ShigaNuclearPlant on the #NotoPeninsula.
> Keidanren Chairman visits #HokurikuElectric Power's Shiga Nuclear Power Plant for the first time, saying, ``Restart operations as soon as possible'^1 '
An image from a June, 2018 Tokyo Shinbun article show where a designated research committee warned of fault lines
^1 https://www.iscaninfo.com/article/14141307/Keidanren-Chairman-visits-Hokuriku-Electric-Power%27s-Shiga-Nuclear-Power-Plant-for-the-first-time--saying--%60%60Restart-operations-as-soon-as-possible%27%27
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Japan’s nuclear power plants along the Sea of Japan coast escaped serious damage in the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/02/japan/earthquake-nuclear-power-plants/?utm_content=buffer4da8c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #earthquakes #nuclearenergy #shikanuclearplant #kashiwazakikariwa #mihamanuclearplant #oinuclearplant #takahamanuclearplant #fukushimano1 #hokurikuelectric #kepco #tepco