TEPCO Wins Approval To Restart No. 7 Reactor At At Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (TEPCO) has received an approval to restart 1,356 megawatt (MW) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. The Governor of Niigata prefecture has approved trials to restart the 1,356 MW No.7 reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, in spite of a string of small fires at the plant since it was damaged in the quake. TEPCO officials said that the company would restart the No.7 reactor as early as May 8, 2009.
TEPCO plans to conduct final tests including increasing of electricity output up to 100% of capacity, after the restart trials.
The Niigata prefecture governor said that he would make contact with the company later, and the firm would be needed to keep a prefectural committee up to date with details of the restart.
The operating of No.7 reactor could decrease TEPCO's annual fuel purchases by more than JPY70 billion and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by five million tonnes.
The No.7 reactor could also reduce the use of annual crude oil equivalent by 1.87 million kilolitres.
All seven nuclear generators at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant have been shut since a magnitude 6.8 quake hit the region in July 16, 2007. The least damaged No.7 unit would be the first of the seven to be restarted.
Related Insight
Suppliers Directory
Power Generation Biofuels & Biomass Fossil Fuel Geothermal Hydro Nuclear Solar Wind
Power Distribution Utilities Network Utilities Retail
Mining & Commodities Carbon Coal Minerals & Materials Nuclear Fuels
Intelligence
“Competing For Share Of Global Upstream Oil & Gas Industry Spend In 2010-2011” is a new report published by ICD Research that analyzes how industry suppliers’ media spend, marketing and sales strategies & practices and business planning will be shaped in 2010 to 2011. In an uncertain economic climate this report gives you access to the media channel spending outlooks, media budgets, marketing agency selection criteria, business challenges and sales tactics of leading suppliers to the upstream oil and gas industry. The report also identifies oil and gas exploration and production companies and suppliers future growth, M&A and investment expectations. The research is based on an extensive survey of senior and C-level industry executives from our market leading panels. Reports Buy online from $2000
Comments may be moderated for spam, obscenities or defamation.