Tepco has restarted its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP Unit 6 in Niigata after technical delays, aiming for commercial operation by mid-March.
New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement during the 2011 earthquake.
A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake.