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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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Scout robot climbs stairs in Higashidori atomic plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - A scout robot, displayed to the press by Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Aug. 8, 2014, climbs stairs in the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture.

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Tohoku Electric demonstrates robots at Higashidori plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. demonstrates scout robots before the press at the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Tohoku Electric's drill at Higashidori plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. conducts an exercise on how to cope with the loss of power sources in a simulated control room at the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Keidanren chief visits Onagawa nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara (C), chairman of Keidanren or Japan Business Federation, answer questions from reporters on July 8, 2014, after inspecting Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture.

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Tohoku Electric files for safety review to allow reactor resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Inoue, vice president of Tohoku Electric Power Co., (R) submits an application for a state safety assessment of a nuclear reactor at its Higashidori plant to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on June 10, 2014. The No. 1 reactor at the plant is the 19th in Japan for which a safety review application has been filed since safety requirements were tightened last year in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Robot shown at Onagawa Nuclear Power Station

ONAGAWA, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. dispay a robot, capable of working in environments with high levels of radiation, undergoing maneuvering training at the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014.

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Power-accumulating train starts operating in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The "Accum" power accumulating train departs JR Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture on March 15, 2014, becoming the first of its kind to operate in Japan. East Japan Railway Co.'s Accum will accumulate electricity while running on the electric-powered Tohoku Line and use the stored battery to run on the Karasuyama Line, which has not yet been wired up.

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Tohoku Elec. to cancel new nuclear plant plan in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Makoto Kaiwa (R), president of Tohoku Electric Power Co., speaks to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at the Fukushima prefectural government hall in the city of Fukushima on March 28, 2013, about canceling its plan to build a new nuclear power station, the Namie-Odaka nuclear power plant, in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Faults at Higashidori nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki, a commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. A panel of experts led by Shimazaki agreed the same day that geologic faults under Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori atomic power plant in Aomori Prefecture are likely to be active, rejecting earlier arguments by the utility.

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Faults at Higashidori nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Dec. 14, 2012, shows a panel of experts conducting a survey on a geologic fault called F-9 (marked with white dots) at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori atomic power plant in Aomori Prefecture. The panel agreed Dec. 20, 2012, that faults under the nuclear plant are likely to be active, rejecting earlier arguments by the utility.

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Levee at nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. shows to local municipal assembly members a levee, rising to 17 meters above sea level, built at its Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture on May 8, 2012.

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Tohoku Electric launches mega-solar power plant

AOMORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. launches commercial operation of a mega-solar power plant in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2011. The utility's first commercial solar power plant with a capacity of 1,500 kilowatts can produce about 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually to cover 500 households. It consists of some 10,000 solar cell panels installed on a 50,000-square-meter site.

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Tohoku Electric launches mega-solar power plant

AOMORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. launches commercial operation of a mega-solar power plant in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2011. The utility's first commercial solar power plant with a capacity of 1,500 kilowatts can produce about 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually to cover 500 households. It consists of some 10,000 solar cell panels installed on a 50,000-square-meter site.

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Higashidori nuclear plant in Aomori

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2011 shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori nuclear power plant (front) in Aomori Prefecture. There are active faults under the single-reactor plant, according to a study released Oct. 24, 2011, which called for a review of the seismic safety of the plant.

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Tsunami-hit Haramachi thermal power plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 6, 2011, shows a coal unloader damaged by the March 11 tsunami at the Haramachi thermal power plant, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Onagawa nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2011, from the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A woman walks in front of a tank destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 6, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on May 6, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An oil spill remains at the site.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cleanup work is under way at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Miyagi governor inspects Onagawa nuke plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) hears from employees of Tohoku Electric Power Co. at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture on April 26, 2011, on ensuring the safety of the plant, which was damaged in the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 8, 2011. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night.

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture at 3:50 p.m. on April 8, 2011. From top R to counterclockwise are the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night.

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture at 3:53 p.m. on April 8, 2011. From bottom L to counterclockwise are the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night.

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Onagawa nuke plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 25, 2011. The plant was not damaged in the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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No. 3 reactor at Onagawa nuke plant halted due to trouble

SENDAI, Japan - File photo shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where the No. 3 reactor was shut down urgently on Nov. 10 due to a problem when it resumed power generation after a regular inspection.

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Higashidori nuclear plant opens in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows a group of people protesting the start of commercial operations at the Higashidori nuclear plant of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Aomori Prefecture on Dec. 8.

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Tohoku Electric scraps nuke plant project in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. President Keiichi Makuta (L) meets with Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama on Dec. 24 to convey his firm's decision to abandon its plans to build a nuclear power plant in Maki, Niigata Prefecture. This is the first time a project included in the government's plan for developing power sources has been scrapped.

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(2)More cover-ups of nuclear plant faults revealed

NAGOYA, Japan - Noriaki Gomi, deputy head of Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Tokyo branch office, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 on a case of cover-up of faults at one of its nuclear power plants.

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Workers injured in nuclear power plant fire

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9 shows Onagawa Nuclear Power Station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture, where a small fire injured two workers before it was extinguished. There was no leak of radioactive material, local fire and government officials 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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High court turns down suspension of nuke plant

The file photo shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Sendai High Court on March 31 upheld a lower court ruling and dismissed an appeal by a group of residents seeking suspension of operations at the plant.

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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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Power generators begin test runs at new LNG thermal plant in Sendai

Two generators begin test operations at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s new thermal power station fired by liquefied natural gas in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2015. The plant has a combined-cycle system that uses both gas and steam turbines for more efficient power generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tohoku Electric's thermal unit begins LNG-based operation

Photo taken in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on June 17, 2015, shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Hachinohe Thermal Power Station Unit No. 5. The unit commenced liquefied natural gas-based operation in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA members inspect levee of Onagawa nuclear power plant

Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority inspect work to raise the height of a levee at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture on Jan. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA inspects No. 2 reactor of Onagawa nuclear plant

The No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture is seen on Jan. 23, 2015. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an on-site inspection of the reactor the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Higashidori nuclear plant opens in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows a group of people protesting the start of commercial operations at the Higashidori nuclear plant of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Aomori Prefecture on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

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No. 3 reactor at Onagawa nuke plant halted due to trouble

SENDAI, Japan - File photo shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where the No. 3 reactor was shut down urgently on Nov. 10 due to a problem when it resumed power generation after a regular inspection. (Kyodo)

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Workers injured in nuclear power plant fire

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9 shows Onagawa Nuclear Power Station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture, where a small fire injured two workers before it was extinguished. There was no leak of radioactive material, local fire and government officials said.

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Onagawa nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2011, from the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, shows Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Levee at nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. shows to local municipal assembly members a levee, rising to 17 meters above sea level, built at its Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture on May 8, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A woman walks in front of a tank destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on May 6, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An oil spill remains at the site. (Kyodo)

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Tohoku Electric holds welcome ceremony for new employees

SENDAI, Japan - Yoshiko Uchida (front R), representing new recruits at Tohoku Electric Power Co., makes a speech during a welcoming ceremony for them at the company's headquarters in disaster-hit Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 17, 2011, about one and a half months behind schedule. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami forced the utility firm to postpone the ceremony. ''Our industry is in a very severe situation. But we would like to contribute to stable supplies of electricity,'' Uchida said in her speech. (Kyodo)

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 8, 2011. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture at 3:50 p.m. on April 8, 2011. From top R to counterclockwise are the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Onagawa nuclear power station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Onagawa nuclear power station of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture at 3:53 p.m. on April 8, 2011. From bottom L to counterclockwise are the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 reactors. Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa plant following a strong earthquake the previous night. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cleanup work is under way at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. (Kyodo)