Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 24, 2011

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2011 – Update as of 5 p.m. EDT

Japanese Minister Calls for Restart of Nuclear Plants to Ease Electricity Supply Shortages
Plant Status

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is continuing efforts to reduce the accumulation of radioactive water from cooling operations at Fukushima Daiichi reactors 1, 2 and 3. With reactor temperatures stabilizing, the company is reducing the water injection flow rate into the reactors. The total inflow rate is now about 386…