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• Follow-up IAEA mission publishes findings

  A second inspection has confirmed there was no significant damage to safety-related parts of Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant after July 2007 earthquake. Posted Feb 27 2008, 12:57 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Kashiwazaki Kariwa, IAEA

• Residents relied on TV for details of Kashiwazaki Kariwa quake

  Almost everyone in the Tokyo region of Japan relied on the television for information about the July 2007 earthquake and its effects on the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, a survey has found. Posted Feb 20 2008, 11:12 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Kashiwazaki Kariwa

• Earthquake studies should help standards evolve

  An international team of nuclear safety experts has said that nuclear safety equipment suffered no significant damage at Kashiwazaki Kariwa, and that the lessons of last July's earthquake should be fed back into updated safety standards. Posted Feb 01 2008, 12:24 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Kashiwazaki Kariwa

• Tepco counts earthquake costs

  Losses of around ¥155 billion ($1.44 billion) are projected by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) for FY2007 as the costs of the July 2007 earthquake mount. The figure is over 50% higher than the last. Posted Jan 31 2008, 11:23 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Kashiwazaki Kariwa, TEPCO