earthquake
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Offshore Wind
Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Online
JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, said the 112-MW Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm has entered commercial operation. The utility, along with Green Power Investment Corp. (GPI), JERA’s partner in the project, announced the installation was commissioned on Jan. 1. Ishikari Bay is now Japan’s largest offshore wind park. The site […]
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Nuclear
Fukushima Touched by Another Earthquake, Some Deficiencies Reported at Nuclear Plants
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake caused some deficiencies at two of the three nuclear power plants (NPPs) located in relatively close proximity to the fault, but it did not cause any safety concerns, according to Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The quake struck about 60 kilometers off the coast of Japan on March 16 at 2:36 p.m. […]
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Press Releases
DNV publishes world’s first recommended practice to reduce earthquake challenges for wind power plants
Industry collaboration increases transparency and reduces uncertainty in the design of wind turbines in emerging markets Hamburg, Germany, 30th August 2021 – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, today published the world’s first recommended practice (RP) to minimize cost, warranty and liability risks and optimize wind power plant design for seismic conditions in […]
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Nuclear
TEPCO Exec: Daini Plant Will Be Decommissioned
A Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) executive on June 14 said the utility is prepared to decommission the four idle units at its Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Japan. The comments come as TEPCO continues to struggle with large compensation payments and cleanup costs associated with the March 2011 accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear […]
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History
Five Years after Fukushima in Five Infographics
It’s been five years since the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami prompted a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, but the world’s nuclear power sector is still lurching from its aftershocks. The Crisis at Daiichi Endures Five years ago, nearly a day after the 3-minute, 9.0-magnitude Great Tohoku Earthquake struck northeastern Japan—and unleashed […]
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Coal
Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 2, Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Bad weather, unforeseen setbacks, and even natural disasters are far from unheard of during power plant construction. But there may be no plant that experienced the sort of construction hardships that Tokyo
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