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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

OMAEZAKI, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant transformer unveiled

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press a main electrical transformer at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, during work to decommission two of its five light-water reactors.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant reactors shown to press

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two reactor buildings at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, as work is in progress to decommission the light-water reactors.

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Tanks set to be removed from Hamaoka nuke power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two chemical tanks near one of two reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, ahead of their removal as part of work to decommission the light-water reactors.

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Disaster drill held at Chubu Electric Power's nuke plant

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. holds a disaster drill at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 4, 2014, on the assumption that its cooling function has been lost due to tsunami caused by a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of central and western Japan.

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Disaster-relief drills held at Hamaoka power plant

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. employees build a makeshift utility pole at the company's Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, as part of a disaster-relief drill in anticipation of a potential massive earthquake along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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Researcher explains equipment at nuclear safety center

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Shoichi Sato, head of the nuclear safety technology research center located on the premises of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, explains equipment at the center's laboratory building on April 8, 2014.

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Chubu Electric seeks to restart Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Sakaguchi (R), vice president of Chubu Electric Power Co., hands applications to an official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2014, for a state safety assessment of one of its reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The plant in central Japan was forced to shut down in 2011 as the previous government viewed operation of the complex as too risky.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2013 shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Shizuoka assembly votes down nuclear referendum bills

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2012 shows the plenary session of the Shizuoka prefectural assembly that voted down a revised bill calling for a referendum on whether to restart Chubu Electric Power Co.'s suspended Hamaoka nuclear power station. The original bill was tabled and voted down even after a civic group collected more than 160,000 signatures from people in the prefecture.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a seawall under construction 18 meters above sea level at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 9, 2012.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 9, 2012. A seawall 18 meters above sea level is under construction to prepare for a possible tsunami.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - A Chubu Electric Power Co. official explains about a plan to build a seawall along the shore of the site of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2012, in front of a steel structure built to demonstrate the height of the planned seawall.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2011 shows the Hamaoka nuclear power station operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Chubu Electric, Hitachi settle over power plant accident

NAGOYA, Japan - Shuichi Terada, head of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s legal department, announces at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 6, 2011, that the utility has reached a settlement with Hitachi Ltd. over a 2006 accident at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture involving a Hitachi-made turbine. Hitachi will pay 9 billion yen to Chubu Electric.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2011 shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Chubu Electric asks for support to restart Hamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno (R) submits a request to industry minister Banri Kaieda at the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on July 4, 2011, asking for the ministry to support the utility's efforts for an early resumption of operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which was shut down at the government's request for safety reasons in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs carrying banners calling for an end to nuclear power walk to the Shizuoka District Court in the city of Shizuoka on July 1, 2011, to file a lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture. Located in a major active fault zone, Chubu Electric Power Co. suspended the plant's Nos. 3 to 5 reactors in May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Hamaoka plant were deactivated in 2008 for decommissioning.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 13, 2011, shows Hamaoka nuclear power plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Located on a major active fault zone, the plant has been suspended since May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 13, 2011, shows Hamaoka nuclear power plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Located on a major active fault zone, the plant has been suspended since May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hamaoka nuke plant's No. 5 reactor

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo taken May 26, 2011, shows the spent fuel pool inside of the building housing the closed down Hamaoka nuclear power plant's No. 5 reactor, in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The plant operator Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled the inside of the building for the first time to the media since it shut down the plant at the request of the Japanese government on May 14.

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Hamaoka nuke plant's No. 5 reactor

OMAEZAKI, Japan - People are seen inside the turbine building of the closed down Hamaoka nuclear power plant's No. 5 reactor, in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 26, 2011. The plant operator Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled the inside of the building for the first time to the media since it shut down the plant at the request of the Japanese government on May 14.

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Hamaoka nuke plant's No. 5 reactor

OMAEZAKI, Japan - People are seen inside the central control room of the closed down Hamaoka nuclear power plant's No. 5 reactor, in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The plant operator Chubu Electric Power Co. unveiled the inside of the building for the first time to the media since it shut down the plant at the request of the Japanese government on May 14.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant shut down

NAGOYA, Japan - A display in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya, central Japan, at 10:23 a.m. on May 14, 2011, indicates output of the No. 5 reactor (H5) at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture falling to zero. The No. 3 unit has already been suspended for regular checkups and the No.4 unit was halted the previous day following a request by the government to suspend the whole plant as a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the power plant the following day at the request of the government which is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. The utility hopes to resume the plant soon after taking measures to block possible tsunami waves.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend operation of the No. 5 unit the following day after halting the No. 4 reactor on May 13. The plant shutdown comes at the government's request, and is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Signboard at Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - A signboard at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011, shows that the No. 4 reactor is stopped. Chubu Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, halted the reactor the same day in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. The utility is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. The utility is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day.

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No. 5 reactor at Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day while it halted its No. 4 reactor on May 13 in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. A windmill of Omaezaki Wind Power Station, operated by the utility, is also seen.

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (C back) at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 13, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant. On the left is the No. 5 rector and on the right is the No. 3 reactor.

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

NAGOYA, Japan - A display (top) in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya shows the output has become zero at the No. 4 reactor of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, after 10 a.m. on May 13, 2011. The utility began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant.

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Chubu Electric meeting with government

TOKYO, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno (L, back) arrives for a meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda (R) at the ministry building in Tokyo on May 11, 2011, two days after the utility acceded to the government's request to suspend operation at its Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture for safety reasons.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant to be suspended

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno speaks in a press conference at the company's head office in Nagoya on May 9, 2011. He said the utility decided that day to suspend operation of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan as there are concerns a quake could hit the area and cause a crisis similar to that at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Chubu Electric head office

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows the head office in Nagoya, central Japan, of Chubu Electric Power Co. The utility held an inconclusive board meeting the same day over whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for safety reasons as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan the previous day.

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Chubu Electric spokesman

NAGOYA, Japan - A public relations official of Chubu Electric Power Co. distributes a company statement to members of the press at its head office in Nagoya on May 7, 2011, after the utility held an inconclusive board meeting earlier in the day on whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for safety reasons as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan the previous day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant to be suspended

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 6, 2011, over the operation of a nuclear plant in central Japan. Chubu Electric Power Co. plans to stop all reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan following Prime Minister Naoto Kan's request to do so for security reasons.

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Gov't asks Chubu Electric to stop Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 6, 2011. Kan said the government has asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to suspend all the nuclear reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, citing experts' forecast of a major earthquake that could hit the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. on the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said May 6 that the government has asked the utility to suspend all the nuclear reactors at the nuclear power station, citing experts' forecast of a major earthquake that could hit the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows (from back to front) the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 reactors at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said May 6 that the government has asked the utility to suspend all the nuclear reactors at the nuclear power station, citing experts' forecast of a major earthquake that could hit the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant along a coast of the Pacific in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., is planning to restart the No. 3 reactor at the plant, currently undergoing regular checks, in July to ensure stable power supply in the summer.

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Chubu Electric eyes restarting Hamaoka nuke reactor in July

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 28, 2011. Mizuno said the utility is planning to restart a nuclear reactor at its Hamaoka plant, now subject to regular checkups, in Shizuoka Prefecture in July to continue stable power supply in the summer.

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Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - A girl holds a picket sign expressing opposition to nuclear power plants during a demonstration in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 10, 2011. About 2,500 people gathered for the civic rally to demand that Chubu Electric Power Co. halt operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, saying the plant located ''right above'' the assumed epicenter of a predicted major quake may cause another nuclear crisis.