Tag Archives: cold shutdown

As Harvey Raged, Workers Stayed at Nuclear Plant’s Controls via Bloomberg News

Posted on 2017/08/31 by nfield

As Hurricane Harvey bore down on them, workers remained at the controls of Texas’s biggest nuclear power plant, keeping the lights on for 2 million customers even while some of their own homes were flooded. Teams of employees have been … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Reactors in Harvey’s Path via Institute for Public Accuracy

Posted on 2017/08/29 by nfield

Two nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project near Bay City, Texas should be shut down immediately in order to protect public safety in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, three watchdog groups warned today. With additional rainfall and increased flooding … Continue reading →

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[Editorial] Nuclear crisis far from resolved via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/20 by norma field

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Dec. 16 declared that the stricken reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have entered the state of “cold shutdown” and that it has been confirmed that the nuclear crisis … Continue reading →

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Hosono Says Fukushima Plant Is in ‘Equivalent of Cold Shutdown’ via Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted on 2011/12/19 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s crippled reactors in Fukushima are in a state “equivalent to cold shutdown” even though the definition would be different in the case of an undamaged plant, Goshi Hosono, the minister in charge … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Prime Minister Declares Fukushima Plant Stable via NY Times

Posted on 2011/12/16 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

TOKYO — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan has declared an end to the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, saying technicians have regained control of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. “Today, we have reached a great … Continue reading →

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[video]Japanese PM: Fukushima nuclear power plant has reached cold

Posted on 2011/12/16 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Japan PM says Fukushima nuclear site finally stabilised via BBC

Posted on 2011/12/16 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The crippled nuclear reactors at Japan’s Fukushima power plant have finally been stabilised, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced. An earthquake and tsunami in March knocked out vital cooling systems, triggering radiation leaks and forcing the evacuation of thousands of … Continue reading →

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Japan May Declare Control of Reactors, Over Serious Doubts via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/12/15 by norma field

TOKYO — Nine months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, causing a meltdown at three units, the Tokyo government is expected to declare soon that it has finally regained control … Continue reading →

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Reactors 1-4 to take 30 years to scrap: panel　via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/28 by norma field

Removing the melted nuclear fuel from the crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant should start within 10 years after “cold shutdown” has been achieved, and decommissioning may take 30 years or more, a government panel projected in … Continue reading →

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Cold shutdown date moved forward via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/09/22 by norma field

VIENNA — The Fukushima No. 1 plant’s three stricken nuclear reactors will be brought under control by the end of the year, Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, said Monday in Vienna, an assessment backed by the … Continue reading →

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