TOKYO — Emergency support system data transfers from the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station’s No. 3, 4 and 5 reactors have stopped for reasons unknown, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said on Aug. 8. The reactors at the Chubu Electric Power Co. plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, are all off-line, and there were no abnormalities detected following the data transfer….Read more
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Emergency support system at Japan’s Hamaoka nuclear plant halts for unknown reason
- August 8, 2022
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- Nuclear Power
INTERNATIONAL > South & Central Asia
Russia launches new operator for Sakhalin-2 LNG project
NHK reported that the Russian government officially decided on Tuesday to establish a company in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Russian Far East to take over the operation of the Sakhalin-2 offshore LNG drilling initiative in which two Japanese trading firms hold significant stakes. In a presidential decree signed in late June, the Russian government mandated that the two companies give notification….Read more
- August 4, 2022
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- JMH Summary
- Russia
White paper says nuclear power generation is “one option”
The Cabinet Office’s Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on July 28 released its 2021 nuclear white paper on the current state of nuclear power usage. The paper stipulated that using nuclear power as an energy source is “one option” for achieving carbon neutrality.
- July 29, 2022
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- JMH Translation
- Nuclear Power
Tokyu Land to enter offshore wind power project
Tokyu Land Corp. has announced that it will enter an offshore wind power generation project in Aomori Prefecture. The company has jointly established a special purpose company (SPC) with Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The new company aims to win a bid for an offshore wind power development project in Aomori Prefecture along the Sea of Japan. The….Read more
- August 2, 2022
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Mitsui, Mitsubishi cut value of stakes in Sakhalin-2 energy project
All national dailies wrote that Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. said on Tuesday that they have cut the value of their stakes in the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas project in the Russian Far East by a combined 217.7 billion yen ($1.7 billion) — Mitsui by 136.6 billion yen and Mitsubishi by 81.1 billion yen. They cited growing business uncertainty….Read more
- August 3, 2022
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- Russia
Japanese firms rushing to find alternative to Sakhalin-2 LNG
By Nagata Takehiko A month has passed since Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order to transfer the operation of the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas development project, in which two Japanese trading firms have stakes, to a new Russian firm. Japan intends to retain its interests in the project, but the likelihood of Russia cutting the supply….Read more
- August 1, 2022
- , Sankei , p. 11
- JMH Translation
- Russia
JR Kyushu to set up solar power stations on idle land
On July 29, major solar power installation company West Holdings said Kyushu Railway [JR Kyushu] will set up solar power stations on a few dozen idle plots of land it owns along its rail tracks in fiscal 2023. The generated electricity will be purchased by Osaka Gas at a fixed price and sold to JR Kyushu’s stations and other facilities….Read more
- July 30, 2022
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After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future
Chugoku Shimbun Forty years have passed since the town of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture announced its bid to host a nuclear power plant. However, Chugoku Electric Power’s plan to build the Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Station has been stalled ever since preparation work was halted in the immediate aftermath of the March 2011 Fukushima No. 1 meltdown. Coupled with….Read more
- August 1, 2022
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- English Press
- Nuclear Power
70% support use of nuclear power this winter, Nikkei poll
The Nikkei poll conducted on July 29–31 probed views on the government plan to restart up to nine nuclear power plants to cover energy shortages anticipated this winter. A total of 70% of pollees were in favor of using nuclear power, with 51% saying that “the policy is appropriate” and 19% saying that “more nuclear power plants should be restarted.”….Read more
- August 1, 2022
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- Nuclear Power
At economic 2+2, discussions on energy security did not deepen
By Nagata Takehiko The joint statement released after the inaugural economic 2+2 included cooperation in energy security, but it is hard to conclude that Japan and the U.S. had in-depth discussions on the matter. They agreed to the importance of energy security that has come into the international spotlight following the Ukraine crisis, but they emphasize different agendas. The….Read more
- July 31, 2022
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