Hamaoka plant to be protected by 22-meter seawall to counter tsunami

Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday it has decided to increase the height of a seawall it is building at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant to 22 meters as part of its efforts to counter quake-triggered tsunami.

"We've decided to increase the height of the seawall to prepare for largest-class tsunami," company President Akihisa Mizuno said at a press conference, referring to the decision to make the seawall 4 meters higher than earlier planned.
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