2014 Chile Quake: Tsunami Reaches Hawaii
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Date: 2014-04-03

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TSUNAMI OBSERVED IN JAPAN
  
Tsunami spawned by the powerful 8-point-2 earthquake off Chile, have washed ashore in Japan.

 The waves were observed in Japan at about 7:30 AM local time.

 Tsunami measuring between 10-centimeters and 40-centimeters were seen in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in Kuji, Iwate prefecture and in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture.

 The Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the country's Pacific coast at 3:00 AM on Thursday, Japan Time.

 The advisory covers the coast between Hokkaido and Chiba Prefecture as well as the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.
 The Agency says tsunami waves of up to one meter are also likely to reach other places along the coast.

 It is warning people living in areas covered by the advisory or working along the coast to stay away from beaches and river mouths.

Apr. 2, 2014 - Updated 23:45 UTC

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS STEP UP ALERT FOR TSUNAMI
 
Workers at nuclear power plants along Japan's Pacific coast are bracing for possible tsunami after the earthquake off Chile.

 At Fukushima Daiichi, workers suspended overnight collecting of samples from wells along the shore, used to check contamination of underground water.

 Operator Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has built temporary breakwaters up to more than 4 meters high in the compound, 10 meters above sea level.

 The utility says it has also moved water pumps and emergency power generators to higher ground. It has warned workers to stay away from the shore.

 Tohoku Electric Power Company says officials at its Higashidori plant in Aomori Prefecture are also closely watching for tidal changes.

 The company says it cancelled construction work on breakwaters at its Onagawa plant in Miyagi Prefecture on Wednesday night and moved construction materials to higher ground.

 Japan Atomic Power Company ordered workers at the Tokai No. 2 plant in Ibaraki Prefecture to stay away from the shore.

 Officials at these power plants say they had seen no surge in tidal waves by 5 AM on Thursday.

Apr. 3, 2014 - Updated 00:18 UTC

CITY TO FILE FOR INJUNCTION OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANT
  
A city in northern Japan has decided to file for an injunction against the building of a nuclear power plant.

 The municipal assembly of Hakodate City on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido made the decision on Wednesday.

 Its members unanimously approved a bill to allow the city authority to use tax money to stop construction of the Oma nuclear plant in Aomori Prefecture. The facility is being built 23 kilometers south of the city, across the Tsugaru Strait.

 The defendants in the injunction suit would be the central government and the plant's Tokyo-based operator, J-Power.

 Hakodate plans to bring the suit to the Tokyo District Court next Thursday. The municipality would be the first in Japan to file against the building of a nuclear plant.

 The construction was halted in the wake of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster. J-Power resumed the work in 2012 and plans to apply for a safety inspection as early as this fall to launch the plant.

 Hakodate authorities say the plant could severely damage the city in the event of a nuclear accident.

 Mayor Toshiki Kudo thanked the assembly members, saying he respects their courage and action.

Mar. 26, 2014 - Updated 10:26 UTC

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