They've been also deployed to humanitarian operations, specifically in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake.
The plants automatically shut down after the March 11 earthquake without any accidents.
The city is moving forward with its bid following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which affected much of eastern Japan.
There were damages to the exterior from the March 22, 1957 earthquake that struck the city, the largest since the 1906 earthquake.
The March 2011 earthquake was a magnitude-9.
Nash left the team after the March 11 Japanese earthquake as the team shut down for the rest of the season.
After the March 2011 earthquake, it was reported that the town had been almost completely submerged by the ensuing tsunami.
As a test to its integrity, the building survived the March 2011 earthquake with little to no damage.
A report after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, however, found that the plant had escaped largely undamaged by the quake.
The 28 March earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting.