Sunday, March 2, 2025
spot_img

3-meter tsunami reached Japan nuke plant after powerful recent earthquake

Date:

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

Shillong, January 10: A tsunami measuring about 3 meters high had reached the Shika nuclear power plant in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture after it was hit by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6-magnitude on January 1, according to the plant’s operator.

The tsunami reached the facility at about 5.45 p.m. on January 1, approximately 90 minutes after the quake hit the prefecture and its vicinity, Xinhua news agency quoted the Hokuriku Electric Power Company as saying.

Hokuriku Electric said the waves did not cause safety problems at the plant, as it is built about 11 meters above sea level and has a 4-meter tall seawall.

The tsunami’s height was not immediately known as data transmissions from a measuring device set on the seafloor stopped after the quake, the utility said.

The power company released the results of its data analysis of the water-level gauge near the Shika plant’s seawater intake as well as the wave gauge near its wharf.

Meanwhile, Hokuriku Electric said that it discovered damage to some elements of equipment in a substation and power transmission lines, but the damage has no impact on the plant’s operations.

Both the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Shika plant were taken offline long before the earthquake.

Hokuriku Electric said on January 2 that it had not detected any significant change in the water levels on measuring equipment.

But it later said a rise in the levels had been observed.

As of Wednesday morning, the death toll from the earthquake stood at 203, with 68 people remaining unaccounted for. (IANS)

spot_img
spot_img

Related articles

Maha: One arrested in harassment case of Union Minister’s daughter, hunt on of 6 others

Muktainagar (Maharashtra), March 2 : Jalgaon Police on Sunday confirmed the arrest of one of the seven accused...

Kashmiris engage in prayers, charities in holy month of Ramzan

Srinagar, March 2 : The holy Muslim fasting month of Ramzan started in Jammu and Kashmir along with...

Chamoli avalanche: CM Dhami reaches Disaster Operations Centre, monitors search ops

Chamoli, March 2: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday visited the Disaster Operations Centre and held...

India will be at forefront of AI era, says Piyush Goyal

Mumbai, March 2: With the Modi government’s sound policies playing the role of an enabler for entrepreneurs and...