#hokurikuelectric — Public Fediverse posts

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

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
#HokurikuElectric

> 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
#NuclearPower #NuclearQuakes

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
^2 https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/236130

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