Japan: Hamaoka nuclear plant 'safe' against big tsunami, operator tells gov't

Japan: Hamaoka nuclear plant 'safe' against big tsunami, operator tells gov't

by Lee Gliddon

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. reported to the government Monday that its Hamaoka nuclear power plant would be safe even if it were hit by a 21-meter-high tsunami after a massive earthquake.
The operator compiled its report on the assumption that the plant could be flooded by such high waves hitting the Pacific coast in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, while it is still offline and the reactors are kept cool.
But in the report it submitted to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the utility did not mention whether the plant could survive such a huge tsunami if it is in operation.

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