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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Shika nuclear power plant after central Japan quake

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 28, 2024, shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture

File photo taken on December, 2023, shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture

File photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024, shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Hokuriku Elec. explains plant safety measures

KANAZAWA, Japan - Hokuriku Electric Power Co. gives a briefing on its safety measures for the Shika nuclear power plant at the prefecture's atomic power environment safety management council's meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Hokuriku Elec. submits documents for reactor safety reviews

KANAZAWA, Japan - Yutaka Kanai, vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., gives a press conference in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, after submitting documents to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety reviews of the No. 2 reactor of its Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in the prefecture. He said meeting new safety standards will mollify anxiety held by local residents.

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Hokuriku Electric to seek resumption of Shika nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in Japan's central prefecture of Ishikawa. The operator plans to apply for a safety review by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Aug. 12, 2014, to resume operation of the plant.

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Fault probe results on Shiga nuke plant to be shown in July

KANAZAWA, Japan - Officials of Hokuriku Electric Power Co. announce a plan to conduct additional research on the activity level of a fault under the Shiga nuclear power plant, to be completed by July 2014, at a news conference in Kanazawa, western Japan, on May 29, 2014.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Yoichi Yoshizu (R bottom), Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Hokuriku branch head, delivers a speech during a memorial service at Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013 -- the 50th anniversary of the arch dam's completion -- for the 171 workers who lost their lives during its construction.

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Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2006 file photo shows the No. 2 reactor of the Shika nuclear plant in the town of Shika in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The operator, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., said it started to manually shut down the reactor due to the malfunction of two emergency power generators Nov. 13, 2009.

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coverups

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (L) hands a letter to Isao Nagahara, president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., at his ministry on April 20, ordering the company, along with three others, to conduct additional checks on its nuclear power plant to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country.

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Critical accident occurred at Hokuriku Electric reactor in 1999

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Matsunami (L), vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Kanazawa on March 15. The company failed to report a critical-state accident in which an uncontrollable nuclear chain reaction occurred for 15 minutes in 1999 at its reactor in Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Court orders shutdown of Japan's 2nd-largest nuke reactor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Local people, who filed a lawsuit demanding Hokuriku Electric Power Co. stop operating the second reactor at its Shikata nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, celebrate in front of the Kanazawa District Court on March 24.

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Japan's 55th commercial nuclear reactor starts operation

SHIGA, Japan - Hokuriku Electric Power Co. President Isao Nagahara (R) receives a certificate from an Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on March 15. No. 2 reactor of the company's Shiga nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan's 55th commercial reactor, started operating after passing final inspections by the agency.

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3 power companies scrap joint nuke project in Suzu

SUZU, Japan - Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (2nd from L) receives a notice on Dec. 5 from the presidents of Kansai Electric Power Co., Chubu Electric Power Co. and Hokuriku Electric Power Co. conveying their decision to scrap a joint project to build a nuclear power plant in the city of Suzu.

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Kansai Electric Power creates coin-op electric vehicle charger

OSAKA, Japan - A handout photo shows a coin-operated battery charger for motorized bicycles and ultra-small electric vehicles jointly developed by Kansai Electric Power Co., Tohoku Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. Using the charger, operated with 100 yen coins, a four-wheel motorized car can move an average of 10 kilometers per charge of one hour, Kansai Electric Power said.

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Kansai Electric Power creates coin-op electric vehicle charger

OSAKA, Japan - A handout photo shows a coin-operated battery charger for motorized bicycles and ultra-small electric vehicles jointly developed by Kansai Electric Power Co., Tohoku Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. Using the charger, operated with 100 yen coins, a four-wheel motorized car can move an average of 10 kilometers per charge of one hour, Kansai Electric Power said.

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Japan's 55th commercial nuclear reactor starts operation

SHIGA, Japan - Hokuriku Electric Power Co. President Isao Nagahara (R) receives a certificate from an Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on March 15. No. 2 reactor of the company's Shiga nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan's 55th commercial reactor, started operating after passing final inspections by the agency. (Kyodo)

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coveru

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (L) hands a letter to Isao Nagahara, president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., at his ministry on April 20, ordering the company, along with three others, to conduct additional checks on its nuclear power plant to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country. (Kyodo)

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Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor may be active

File photo taken March 2016 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant in central Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said April 27 it has accepted the conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at the plant may be active, a decision that could lead to the scrapping of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor active

The Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, to discuss a conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant in central Japan may be active. The nuclear safety body approved the conclusion in a decision that could lead to scrapping of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor active

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, attends a meeting of the watchdog in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. The nuclear safety body approved in the meeting a conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant in central Japan may be active, a decision that could lead to scrapping of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fault under Shika plant's reactor may be active

Hokuriku Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Akizumi Nishino meets with reporters in Tokyo on March 3, 2016, after an expert panel under the Nuclear Regulation Authority determined it is likely that an active fault lies underneath the reactor building of the No. 1 unit of the utility's Shika plant on the Sea of Japan coast. Nishino said he does not accept the finding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Existence of active fault feared under Shika plant

Photo taken March 3, 2016, in Tokyo shows a meeting of an expert panel under the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The experts examined if an active fault lies underneath the reactor building of the No. 1 unit of Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Existence of active fault feared under Shika plant

File photo taken in April 2014 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. It is feared that an active fault lies underneath the reactor building of the No. 1 unit (R). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vent filter arrives for Shika Nuclear Power Station's unit 2

A vent filter arrives in the town of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on July 27, 2015, for the No. 2 reactor of Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika Nuclear Power Station. The utility plans to complete the installation of the device for the unit's filtered ventilation system by March 2016. (Kyoto) ==Kyodo

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NRA panel says fault lines under Shika plant might be active

An expert panel of the Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on May 13, 2015, on fault lines under Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture. The panel pointed out that fault lines running under the No. 1 unit's reactor building and No. 2 unit's turbine building might be active. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Experts say faults under Japan nuclear plant may be active

Yutaka Kanai, executive vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 13, 2015, after hearing discussions by a panel of geological experts under the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Four outside experts of the five-member panel said it is possible the fault running right under the No. 1 reactor at the company's two-unit plant in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, is active. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fault line under Shika nuclear power plant shown

Photo taken in February 2014 shows the S-1 fault line running underground near the No. 1 reactor at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture. An expert panel of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said it might be active. (Pool photo by Hokkoku Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shika nuclear plant's No. 1, No. 2 units

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 and 2 units (from R) at the Shika nuclear power plant are seen in this file photo taken in April 2014 in Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court orders shutdown of Japan's 2nd-largest nuke reactor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Local people, who filed a lawsuit demanding Hokuriku Electric Power Co. stop operating the second reactor at its Shikata nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, celebrate in front of the Kanazawa District Court on March 24. (Kyodo)

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Critical accident occurred at Hokuriku Electric reactor in 1999

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Matsunami (L), vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Kanazawa on March 15. The company failed to report a critical-state accident in which an uncontrollable nuclear chain reaction occurred for 15 minutes in 1999 at its reactor in Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Electric Power, Fukui Univ. develop electric bus

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows a small bus powered by a high-performance lithium-ion battery jointly developed by Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Fukui University. The 480-kilogram lithium-ion battery produces a far greater performance as well as being lighter in weight than conventional ones. The power company said on Jan. 24 that the bus put to a one-month test run from in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Toyama. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Elec. explains plant safety measures

KANAZAWA, Japan - Hokuriku Electric Power Co. gives a briefing on its safety measures for the Shika nuclear power plant at the prefecture's atomic power environment safety management council's meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Elec. submits documents for reactor safety reviews

KANAZAWA, Japan - Yutaka Kanai, vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., gives a press conference in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, after submitting documents to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety reviews of the No. 2 reactor of its Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in the prefecture. He said meeting new safety standards will mollify anxiety held by local residents. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Electric to seek resumption of Shika nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in Japan's central prefecture of Ishikawa. The operator plans to apply for a safety review by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Aug. 12, 2014, to resume operation of the plant. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Electric shareholder meeting

A man arrives at the venue for a shareholder meeting of Hokuriku Electric Power Co. in Toyama, central Japan, on June 25, 2020. Nine major Japanese power companies with nuclear facilities, including Hokuriku Electric, held their shareholder meeting the same day, all facing shareholder proposals that they abandon nuclear power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2006 file photo shows the No. 2 reactor of the Shika nuclear plant in the town of Shika in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The operator, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., said it started to manually shut down the reactor due to the malfunction of two emergency power generators Nov. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)

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3 power companies scrap joint nuke project in Suzu

SUZU, Japan - Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (2nd from L) receives a notice on Dec. 5 from the presidents of Kansai Electric Power Co., Chubu Electric Power Co. and Hokuriku Electric Power Co. conveying their decision to scrap a joint project to build a nuclear power plant in the city of Suzu. (Kyodo)