Mihama Unit News Today

Three Kansai Electric Reactors To Restart Japanese news outlet Kyodo reports that three reactors in the country now have gubernatorial approval for restarts beyond the post-Fukushima practice of retiring nuclear plants after 40 years of operation. Kyodo notes the 40-year limit was set “in principle,” which allows that it was not a hard and fast rule. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, meanwhile, granted approval for Mihama Unit 3 and Takahama Units 1 and 2 restarts in 2016. As the timeline ...