On 3/11/2011, the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant was the closest to the 9.1 Magnitude Earthquake and Tsunami that caused the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant. However, the damage was mitigated and the reactors were saved by design decisions and made years prior and the teamwork of the operators combatting the casualty. This presentation will show:
• How design decisions and the extra design margin afforded during the construction of the plant saved them from a catastrophic event
• The heroic actions of the plant operators during the event
• The current state of Japanese Nuclear Power and the recovery that the Onagawa Plant is making to return to operations