How is Tepco to rectify the problem?

How is Tepco to rectify the problem?

Three major generators have been shut down at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant after a powerful earth quake hit Tokyo, Japan on Monday.

Tokyo electric power company took this sudden measure as the earthquake had caused a brief fire in one of the units, officials said.

The company said there was no radiation leakage after the fire hit a transformer at the Kashiwazaki- Hariva No. 3 generation unit and that the fiery situation was immediately extinguished.

Tepco could not clarify as to when the three generators which had tripped offline would be restarted. The company reiterated that there were plenty of power supplies for the week and that further arrangements would be made at a later date.

The utilization of other means of power units such as oil and gas or coal consumption by Japan’s power industry is closely scrutinized by energy traders. The reason for this being maintenance scandals had forced a series of shutdowns that inadvently led to the usage of other fuels.

The natural disaster comes at a time when Japan’s nuclear sector, which provides a third of the country’s power supply , was operating at unusually low levels prior to the shut down due to the peak summer period.

The question to ponder is to whether future arrangements are retarded due to pressure from energy traders to use less power. Tepco needs to supply the incumbent demand.

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