FY2005

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1. Hamaoka nuclear power station's new fuel transport initiative for FY 2006(March 31, 2006)
2. CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc's first ever condominium subdivision joint venture(March 29, 2006)
3. Officers Appointed by Board(March 28, 2006)
4. Contribution to "Chubu Green Power Fund"(March 27, 2006)
5. Start of "Nagoya Emergency Information Service" for Citizens(March 27, 2006)
6. Higashi Shimizu Frequency Converter begins partial operations(March 23, 2006)
7. Construction to improve seismic resistance of Reactor No. 4 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(March 22, 2006)
8. Periodic inspection of Reactor No. 4 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(March 22, 2006)
9. Operation of reactor no. 5 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station restarts(March 20, 2006)
10. Unusual water discharge from Oigawa Dam regular water-flow release facilities(March 16, 2006)
11. Agreement reached on annual bonuses for 2006 fiscal year(March 16, 2006)
12. Changes to report on engineering assessment and other matters regarding the age of Reactor No. 1 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(March 16, 2006)
13. Decision on Appeal of request for order to submit documents(March 15, 2006)
14. Startup of reactor no. 5 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(March 15, 2006)
15. Start of adjustment operations at reactor no. 5 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(March 15, 2006)
16. Agreement concluded on processing of MOX fuels in connection with pluthermal plans for Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor No. 4(March 13, 2006)
17. Shipment of low-level radioactive waste(March 10, 2006)
18. Application for approval of changes to nuclear-reactor equipment at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor No. 4, in accordance with Chubu Electric Power's pluthermal plan(March 3, 2006)
19. Newly developed desiccant air conditioner offers compact dimensions and dramatically lower operating costs
- New air-conditioning system reheats cooled and dehumidified air -(February 27, 2006)
20. Shipment of spent fuels completed(February 24, 2006)
21. Chubu Telecommunications to be made a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power through an exchange of shares(February 22, 2006)
22. Loss of customer information (electricity usage notice)(February 17, 2006)
23. Senior Staff system for employing retirees expanded(February 15, 2006)
24. Notification submitted on changes to wheeling service agreement(February 14, 2006)
25. Results of investigation into forms for remittance of electricity charges sent in error(February 14, 2006)
26. Testing begins for the Kokodenchu service, which uses utility poles to provide positioning information to mobile-phone users(February 9, 2006)
27. Forms for remitting electricity charges sent in error(February 8, 2006)
28. Winter electricity output sets new record (for the fourth time this winter)(February 6, 2006)
29. Joint development of the Smart Central high-efficiency central air-conditioning system
- Energy consumption cut approximately 20% from previous systems thanks to optimizing overall system control based on operational status of air-conditioning equipment -(February 6, 2006)
30. Response to instructions from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency concerning hafnium control rods(February 3, 2006)
31. Hamaoka Pluthermal Hotline opens(February 3, 2006)
32. Plans for Kaore hydroelectric power plant and Taketoyo thermoelectric power plant no. 5 canceled(February 2, 2006)
33. New fuel shipment arrives for Reactor No.3 at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(February 2, 2006)
34. Chubu Telecommunications to be made a wholly owned subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power(February 1, 2006)
35. Leakage of technical information concerning thermal power plant(January 31, 2006)
36. Report on engineering assessment and other matters regarding the age of Reactor No.1 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(January 31, 2006)
37. Period of suspended operations extended for Reactors Nos. 1 and 2 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(January 27, 2006)
38. Joint development and sale of low-cost,compact high-performance air-conditioning heating tower
- Heating tower capable of both heating and cooling using water chillers -(January 26, 2006)
39. Results of soil survey on land owned by Chubu Electric Power and related responses(January 20, 2006)
40. Chubu Electric Power takes part in courses with Aichi University of Education(January 19, 2006)
41. Request to confirm off-site disposal of returned solid-glass waste and notice of revisions in text of request to confirm off-site disposal(January 18, 2006)
42. Loss of customer information(January 17, 2006)
43. Periodic inspection of reactor no. 5 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station(January 13, 2006)
44. Expansion of the number of municipalities qualifying for special handling of electricity charges and other special measures for customers suffering from heavy snowfall(January 12, 2006)
45. Special measures for customers affected by heavy snow regarding electricity rates, etc.(January 10, 2006)
46. Establishment of the "Japan BWR Owners Group"(January 10, 2006)
47. Utilization plans for plutonium recovered at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant(January 6, 2006)
48. Expansion of the area covered by Patnet Aichi (Aichi Prefectural Police Department Mail Magazine), the news and accident information delivery service(January 6, 2006)
49. Transfer of certain telecommunications cable equipment operations and associated areas of operations (fiber-optic cable leasing and FTTH operations)(January 5, 2006)
50. Launching of Chuden KIT Club, Chubu Electric Power's new member services via cell phones, targeting high-voltage (less than 500 kW) power service clients(January 5, 2006)
51. Merger of Eiraku Unyu (Eiraku Transportation) and Oh'igawa Unso Soko (Oh'igawa Shipping and Warehousing)(December 27, 2005)
52. New winter record set for single-day power consumption (third time this winter)(December 23, 2005)
53. New record winter system peak load (third for this winter)(December 22, 2005)
54. Cause of the reduction in frequency of power supplied by Chubu Electric Power(December 22, 2005)
55. Revised schedule for transportation of new fuel for the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in FY 2005(December 22, 2005)
56. Reduction in the frequency of power supplied by Chubu Electric Power(December 22, 2005)
57. Results of investigation of nuclear power plant location grants for fixed-rate utility charge contracts(December 22, 2005)
58. Commencement of commercial operations of Thailand's Rice Husk Power Project
- Chubu Electric Power's first biomass power project -(December 21, 2005)
59. New winter record set for single-day power consumption (second time this winter)(December 21, 2005)
60. Appointment of officers scheduled to take place effective January 1, 2006(December 20, 2005)
61. Notice of an incident involving the loss of work uniform and misplaced employee ID card(December 20, 2005)
62. New record winter system peak load (second for this winter)(December 19, 2005)
63. Permission for changes to nuclear reactor installation (Reactors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(December 15, 2005)
64. Submission of notification of installation and changes based on the Occupational Health and Safety Law(December 15, 2005)
65. New winter record for single-day power consumption (first such record set this winter)(December 14, 2005)
66. New winter system peak load (five-year record)(December 13, 2005)
67. Apologies for the theft of customer Information(December 13, 2005)
68. Complaint against the order to pay additional taxes concerning the decommissioned thermal power generation facilities, which is no longer subject to the fixed asset tax(December 12, 2005)
69. Kizuna Net (school parents' network) service(December 8, 2005)
70. Theft of electricity charge payment vouchers(December 6, 2005)
71. Chuden Eco Point activities implemented(December 1, 2005)
72. Sales structure enhanced and service area expanded for E-Life Advisory Center - a customer advisory center for full electrification of the home(December 1, 2005)
73. Investigation of nuclear power plant location grants for fixed-rate utility charge contracts(December 1, 2005)
74. E-mail addresses sent mistakenly(November 29, 2005)
75. Cause determined for water discharge from Minamimata Dam gate(November 24, 2005)
76. Ceremony in remembrance of the late Kohei Abe, Honorary Advisor(November 24, 2005)
77. Basic agreement concluded on sale of liquefied natural gas from Gorgon project(November 22, 2005)
78. Heat-pump water-heated floor heating system using high-efficiency floor-heating panels developed and introduced
- Comfortable, energy-saving heat-pump water-heated floor heating system -(November 14, 2005)
79. Results of soil survey on land owned by Chubu Electric Power(November 10, 2005)
80. Death of Kohei Abe, Honorary Advisor to Chubu Electric Power(November 10, 2005)
81. Development of ultra-high-density ozone generation technology
-Ozone generation achieved at world's highest density levels of 400g/Nm3 -(November 7, 2005)
82. Grid computing system utilizing personal computers realizes high-speed analytical processing applications
- Protein analysis formerly requiring 47 days completed in ten hours -(October 31, 2005)
83. Transportation of spent fuels completed(October 27, 2005)
84. Fiber-optic Internet service commuf@ service area expansion planned(October 27, 2005)
85. Appointment of executive officers and duties of directors and executive officers(October 26, 2005)
86. Chubu Electric Power and Chubu Telecommunications conclude spin-off contract to transfer certain telecommunications cable equipment operations and associated areas of operations (fiber-optic cable leasing and FTTH businesses)(October 26, 2005)
87. Chubu Electric Power develops world's best-performing oxygen separation membrane
- Extracts oxygen from the air to enable development of next-generation gasolines and high-performance fuels -(October 26, 2005)
88. Electricity sales for First Half FY2005(October 26, 2005)
89. Water discharge from Minamimata Dam gate(October 24, 2005)
90. Chubu Electric Power establishes ultra-high-speed yttrium-based superconductive wire synthesis technology
- Dramatically accelerates development of next-generation superconductive devices -(October 19, 2005)
91. 11th Return Shipment of Vitrified Waste (96 canisters out of a total 164) (October 7, 2005)
92. Electricity Generated and Purchased for September 2005 and First Half of FY 2005 (Preliminary Report)(October 7, 2005)
93. "Team Minus 6%" National Initiative to Prevent Global Warming: Activities in the Second Semi-Annual Period(October 3, 2005)
94. Start of Sale of Low-Voltage Power Flow Controller Designed to Reduce Electrical Equipment Costs(September 28, 2005)
95. Establishment of Chubu Electric Power Advisory Board(September 27, 2005)
96. Development of New "LandPlus Z" Artificial Zeolite Product (September 27, 2005)
97. Sale of New Coal Ash-Based Planting Soil for Lawns(September 22, 2005)
98. Start of Operation of 55-kW Stirling Engine(September 20, 2005)
99. Changes in Schedule for Spent Fuel Transportation from Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in FY 2005(September 14, 2005)
100. Comprehensive Agreement on Academia-Industry Cooperation between Mie University and Chubu Electric Power(September 14, 2005)
101. Plutonium-Thermal Project at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(September 13, 2005)
102. Biotelemetry Technique to Track Movement of Freshwater Fish(September 7, 2005)
103. Hitachi's Air Purifier Incorporating "Circulash" Recycled Coal Ash Material (August 4, 2005)
104. Chubu Electric Power and Hitachi team up to begin offering a "fully electrified IT condominium-system" service(July 21, 2005)
105. Cause of the recent fire in the waste volume reduction processing building (Building No.2) at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant and measures to prevent similar incidents(July 19, 2005)
106. Cooperation in the Expo Eco-Money Project(July 1, 2005)
107. Fire at the waste disposal facility in the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(June 30, 2005)
108. Automation of the 500-kV Toei Substation(June 30, 2005)
109. Changes in the schedule for the transportation of spent fuel in the first quarter of FY 2005(June 30, 2005)
110. Resumption of commercial operation of Reactor No. 3 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(June 22, 2005)
111. Developing porous mortar material that encourages the growth of plants on the surface of concrete blocks
- Environmentally-friendly material taking advantage of the nutrient-retention capacity of artificial zeolite "Circulash" -(June 14, 2005)
112. Issuance of the 2005 Edition Annual Environmental Report
"Think of the Earth, Think Energy, Think Conservation"(June 9, 2005)
113. Cause of and Solution to Cracks in the Joint of the Shared Exhaust Duct of Reactors No.1 and No.2 at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(June 8, 2005)
114. Development of Low-cost, Multi-function Demand Management System
-A simple way of saving energy using a wireless load curve measuring instrument and monitoring & control software -(June 8, 2005)
115. Separation and transfer of the FTTH business(June 6, 2005)
116. Submitting an application for permission for changes to nuclear reactor installation (Reactors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant(June 3, 2005)
117. Participating in "Team Minus 6%" (a national campaign to prevent global warming)(June 3, 2005)
118. Expansion of IP telephony service coverage area(May 31, 2005)
119. Activities for Chubu Electric Power Group Environment Month(May 27, 2005)
120. Seeing sound that cannot be heard! Low-frequency sound visualizing system developed
- A "sound" camera for low frequencies -(May 24, 2005)
121. Number of full-electric households tops 200,000(May 23, 2005)
122. Chubu Electric Power files compensation suit against Hiroji Ota(April 28, 2005)
123. Electricity sales for FY2004(April 27, 2005)
124. Electricity sales for the second half of FY2004(April 27, 2005)
125. Former Chairman and now company honorary advisor Kohei Abe awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany(April 26, 2005)
126. Chubu Electric Power develops high output heat pump unit employing CO₂ coolant for regions with severe winters
- Allowing production of EcoCute water heaters with 460-liter hot water tanks designed for cold regions -(April 25, 2005)
127. Results (final) of voluntary inspection of piping wall thicknesses at thermal power plants(April 20, 2005)
128. Establishment of a Preferential-Interest-Rate Housing Loan for Full Electrification by UFJ Bank(April 14, 2005)
129. Electricity Generated and Purchased for March 2005 and Second Half/Full Year of FY 2004 (Preliminary Report)(April 8, 2005)
130. Development of the Industry's First "Far-Infrared Plate Heater for Vacuum Furnaces"
- For Use in the Production of Next-Generation Displays -(April 4, 2005)