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Updated on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 20:14 IST Tags:nuke reactors, Govt agency Tokyo: The Japanese government today allowed the demolition of two obsolete nuclear reactors, clearing the way for their replacement by new...
A nuclear safety body affiliated with the economy ministry Wednesday approved Chubu Electric Power Co.'s plan to demolish obsolete nuclear reactors at its Hamaoka power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The Nuclear...
GENKAI, Saga Prefecture--Despite lingering questions about safety, cost efficiency and waste disposal, the trial operation of the long-delayed "pluthermal" program--perhaps the future of Japan's energ...
Young apples that were blown off by strong winds before harvest are pictured in an apple farm in the Nagano Prefecture village of Takagi on Thursday. (Mainichi) Typhoon Melor left significant damage t...
TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan's third-biggest utility, Chubu Electric Power Co, said on Friday that it will delay completing the inspection of the quake-hit 1,267-megawatt No.5 reactor at its Hamaoka nuclear plant until the...
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan's third-biggest utility, Chubu Electric Power Co, said it would restart operations at its sole nuclear plant south of Tokyo on Tuesday, more than a month after an emergency shutdown following a...
Chubu Electric Power Co. has hired former ABN Amro Holding NV banker Masanori Tsuchiya to hedge against price swings that helped trigger its first loss in 30 years. Tsuchiya, 41, joined the utility in August to help manage risk...
By James Topham TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan's monthly power generation fell in August as a combination of weaker industrial demand and cooler weather hit electricity consumption, but LNG consumption ticked up as the...
The nation's first commercial light-water reactor, which started generating electricity in March 1970, has been given the go-ahead to continue operations for 10 more years, officials said Thursday. The decision will make the...
TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co said on Thursday it expects to complete an inspection of the quake-hit 1,267-megawatt No.5 reactor at its sole Hamaoka plant by the end of October. Chubu, Japan's...
