Japan’s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant to Get Anti-Tsunami Seawall
In an attempt to protect its assets from a Fukushima-style meltdown, Chubu Electric Power Co. is constructing an 18-meter (60 foot) anti-tsunami seawall around its Hamaoka nuclear plant. The plant is reportedly near a fault line that may be vulnerable to future earthquakes and tsunamis.
The decision to build the wall came following the Japanese government’s forced shutdown of the plant in order to implement disaster mitigation measures.
Representatives from Chubu Electric say the seawall and other safety measures should protect the plant from a tsunami of the same magnitude as that which crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant.
The plant sits on the
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The decision to build the wall came following the Japanese government’s forced shutdown of the plant in order to implement disaster mitigation measures.
Representatives from Chubu Electric say the seawall and other safety measures should protect the plant from a tsunami of the same magnitude as that which crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant.
The plant sits on the
Read more...
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