Japan puts Onagawa nuclear power plant closed after the 2011 earthquake into operation

Published at: 29/10/2024 09:38 PM

The company Tohoku Electric Power began operating the second reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Tuesday, an area that was affected by the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster of 2011.

With the operation of the 820 MW unit No. 2, the number of operational reactors in Japan has risen to 13, reaching a combined capacity of 12,433 MW, the company said in a statement released by Telesur.

According to the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA), there are currently 26 nuclear reactors permanently shut down and 23 temporarily deactivated in the Asian country

The Onagawa nuclear power plant, in northeastern Japan, stopped automatically during the magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck the country on March 11, 2011. Although the plant suffered significant damage, there was no nuclear meltdown like in Fukushima.

The Fukushima disaster occurred on March 11, 2011 when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake shook the northeastern coast of Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami, causing serious damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Emergency generators were flooded, causing hydrogen explosions and the release of radiological contamination.

Mazo News Team