Chubu Electric Company says it is shutting down reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant . Prime Minister Naoto Kan said last week that the plant -- located on the Pacific coast in Omaezaki , southwest of Tokyo -- could produce `` grave damage to Japan '' similar to the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant , and wanted earthquake and tsunami protections put in place . Ventilating the reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi will allow employees to work there longer . An earthquake and tsunami hit the nuclear facility on March 11 . - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a plan for new safety measures in response to Japan's 2011 disaster, including more stringent inspections of spent fuel pools that are used as cooling systems after an accident or
Chubu Electric Company says it is shutting down reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant . Ventilating the reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi will allow employees to work there longer . An earthquake and tsunami hit the nuclear facility on March 11 . - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a plan for new safety measures in response to Japan's 2011 disaster, including more stringent inspections of spent fuel pools that are used as cooling systems after an accident or