Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2011.
Second Japanese Utility Submits Stress Test Results to Regulator
Industry/Regulatory/Political
- Shikoku Electric Power Co. has submitted the results of first-phase stress tests for its Ikata Unit 3 reactor to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. The results show Ikata 3 could withstand an earthquake with ground acceleration 1.9 times as strong as the reactor’s design basis and a 47-foot tsunami, four times its design basis. Shikoku Electric is the second utility…
