Japan Begins Reviewing Nuclear Reactor Restarts--Bad News for Gas Projects?

SUGAR LAND--July 31, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--More than three years later, the effects of the March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster are still being felt in Japan. With the exception of a brief period in late 2012, Japan has been without use of its 54 nuclear reactors since May 2012. However, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has received multiple applications for restarts since it announced new safety guidelines on July 8, 2013.

Within this article: Details of Chubu Electric Power Company Incorporated's natural-gas-fired unit addition at the Nishi-Nagoya Power Station, with capacity and total investment value.