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Water overflowed from the pools where spent nuclear fuel is stored at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., as a result of the earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture late Saturday night. The pools are at the Nos. 5 and 6 reactor buildings at the.
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TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power has adequate electricity generation capacity to meet demand, a spokesman said on Monday, after a large earthquake at the weekend knocked out several big fossil-fuelled power stations.
The quake of magnitude 7.3 injured more than 150 causing damage throughout the northern region, including Fukushima, in a further test of a beleaguered electricity grid brought close to blackout last month by cold weather.
“As for today, we have enough supply capacity, but will continue to watch the situation carefully and consider measures to secure stable power supplies if needed,” the spokesman told Reuters by telephone.