At around 5:59 p.m. on January 9, 6Magnitude 0**, the depth of the epicenter is 10 km, and the maximum seismic intensity is 5 weak. There are two nuclear power plants near the epicenter, namely the Kashiwazaki Kariba Nuclear Power Plant in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture and the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant in Murachi, Niigata Prefecture.
Kashiwazaki Kariba Nuclear Power Plant.
The Kashiwazaki Kariba Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Japan, with a total of 7 reactors and a capacity of 821 million kilowatts, or 20% of Japan's installed nuclear power capacity. The plant was severely damaged in the 2007 Sino-Vietnamese Rush**, which shut down some reactors and leaked radioactive materials from some facilities, and is considered one of the worst accidents in Japan's nuclear power history.
After this ** incident, Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Kashiwazaki Kariba Nuclear Power Plant, said that all reactors at the nuclear power plant were stopped, no abnormal conditions occurred, and no leakage of radioactive materials was found. TEPCO also said that the safety of nuclear power plants has been improved to withstand larger ** and tsunamis, and will not repeat the mistakes of 2007.
Shiga Nuclear Power Plant.
The Shiga Nuclear Power Plant is one of the oldest nuclear power plants in Japan, with a total of 2 reactors and a capacity of 137 million kilowatts, or 3% of Japan's installed nuclear power capacity. The plant was ordered to stop operations after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 for safety inspections and modifications, and has not yet resumed operation.
Following this incident, Hokuriku Electric Power Company, the operator of the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant, said that all reactors at the nuclear power plant were in a state of shutdown, that no anomalies had occurred, and no leaks of radioactive materials had been found. Hokuriku Electric Power Company also said that the safety of the nuclear power plant has been improved and can cope with stronger ** and tsunamis, and there will be no nuclear accident similar to Fukushima.
Epilogue.
Occurred in the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture, JapanCategory 0**, with two nuclear power plants near the epicenter, has raised concerns. However, according to the relevant operators, neither of the two nuclear power plants has been affected, and no nuclear leakage has occurred, and the safety of the nuclear power plants has been guaranteed. It is hoped that Japan's nuclear power plants will continue to strengthen safety management and preventive measures to avoid nuclear accidents and protect people's lives and property.