Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant
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| Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 The Fukushima II NPP | |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | Naraha |
| Coordinates | 37°18′59″N 141°1′32″E / 37.31639°N 141.02556°ECoordinates: 37°18′59″N 141°1′32″E / 37.31639°N 141.02556°E |
| Status | Decommissioned Since 11/2013 |
| Construction began | March 16, 1976 |
| Commission date | April 20, 1982 |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| Website Home page | |
The plant uses boiling water reactors.[2] Toshiba built reactors 1 and 3. Hitachi built reactors 2 and 4.
All reactors at the plant reached cold shutdown by March 15, 2011.[3] In June 2011, 7,000 tons of seawater from the tsunami were still in the plant. TEPCO planned to put it all back into the ocean. But, about 3,000 tons of the water had radioactive chemicals in it. Japan's Fisheries Agency did not let TEPCO release the water back into the ocean.[4] Japan's Prime Minister said the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daini plant was over on December 26, 2011.
References
- ↑ Japan initiates emergency protocol after earthquake. Nuclear Engineering International. March 11, 2011. http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectioncode=132&storyCode=2059127. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Reactors in operation". IAEA. December 31, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ↑ "3 Week Update on Japan's Nuclear Crisis". April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Kyodo News, "Fishermen to Tepco: Don't release water", Japan Times, 9 June 2011, p. 1.