10/4/2011 Genkai No.4 nuclear reactor stops operation

Source: NHK World
Date: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 18:55 +0900 (JST)


A reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan was shut down automatically on Tuesday, following a technical glitch with the unit's cooling system.

Kyushu Electric Power Company, the plant's operator, says no one was hurt and there have been no changes in radiation levels monitored near the plant.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says the Number 4 reactor at the plant stopped operations at around 1:40 PM on Tuesday, after abnormalities in the steam condenser of its cooling system were signaled by equipment.

Tuesday's suspension has left the utility with only one of its 6 nuclear reactors in operation.

Editor's Note: Map of Genkai Nuclear Power Plant below.

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10/3/2011 NRC: Dominion's post-quake response appropriate

Source: Forbes
Date: 10.03.11, 05:44 PM EDT
by: MICHAEL FELBERBAUM

MINERAL, Va. -- Two nuclear reactors at Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna Power Station did not sustain any significant damage from the Aug. 23 earthquake and the company responded appropriately when the reactors were automatically shut down, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday. 
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Editor's Note: North Anna Nuclear Generating Station shown in map below.

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10/3/2011 Pronuclear Iwanai mayor re-elected

Source: The Japan Times
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 JST

Kyodo

SAPPORO — The mayor of Iwanai, Hokkaido, was re-elected Sunday in a landslide victory over an antinuclear challenger who opposed his plans to restart two local nuclear reactors.

Yuji Kamioka, 61, secured a third four-year term after pledging stricter oversight of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant, defeating former town assembly member Miyuki Oishi, 63, who had called for a referendum on restarting the reactors.

Iwanai is 10 km from the nuclear power plant.

Voter turnout was 56.42 percent, with Kamioka drawing 5,167 votes and Oishi managing just 1,658.

The election came a week after one in Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in which the mayor was re-elected over an antinuclear challenger who opposed Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant there.

Editor's Note: Below is a map showing the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant mentioned above.

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