12 topics nuclear power plants in japan demands for lower costs facilities increased amid a slowdown investments this field by japanese electric utilities overseas demand generation is surging notably asia but fierce competition with us and european firms holding down prices response toshiba promoting its prowess advanced boiling water reactors abwrs other sophisticated tech nologies to enhance competitive position inspections improvements at operating represent opportunities generate sales complementing these actions are concerted efforts hold adopting uniform designs boosting procurement activities november 1996 the world s first abwr began commercial operation kashiwazaki kariwa station unit no 6 of tokyo co inc tepco led consortium that constructed key members were hitachi ltd general united states 7 another scheduled start july 1997 design offers outstanding safety excel lent performance relatively low cost as leader plans help meet rising
