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The No. 1 and No. 2 reactors, seen in the background, at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, in November 2020 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) When push came to shove, Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto went silent on his demand that resuming operations at three aging nuclear reactors in Fukui hinged on storing spent nuclear fuel outside his prefecture. Sugimoto announced at a news conference on April 28 that he was approving the resumption of operations at the Takahama and Mihama nuclear power plants, but made no mention of setting up an interim storage...

3 nuclear units to become 1st in Japan to operate beyond 40-yr limit In a significant move as Japan seeks to stick to nuclear power, three nuclear reactors on the Sea of Japan coast will become the first in the country to operate beyond the 40-year limit after a local governor Wednesday consented to their restarts. The rebooting of the No. 3 unit at the Mihama plant and the Nos. 1-2 reactors at the Takahama plant, both in Fukui Prefecture and idle since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, will come as the country seeks to meet its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 with continued re...

Japan moves toward reactivation of 40-year-old nuclear reactor Less than a minute Tokyo, Apr 28 (EFE).- Fukui prefecture authorities in central Japan approved Wednesday the reactivation of several nuclear reactors with more than 40 years of age to resume activity, marking the first reactivation of such aging structures in the country. Reactors 1 and 2 at the Takahama plant and Reactor 3 at the Mihama plant, both operated by the Kansai Electric Power company, will be reactivated shortly at a date yet to be determined, after Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto approved the move Wednesday. EFE

Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto at an April 28 news conference at which he announced he would approve resumption of operations at three aging nuclear reactors (Kengo Yamada) FUKUI--Kansai Electric Power Co. has been given the green light to resume operations of three nuclear reactors more than 40 years old, a first under new safety regulations in place since 2013. Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto on April 28 told reporters he had given his consent to resume operations at the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors of the Takahama nuclear plant and the No. 3 reactor at the Mihama nuclear plant. “After confi...

Three nuclear units to be Japan's first to operate beyond 40-year limit Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaks to reporters at the Fukui Prefectural Government building Wednesday after announcing the approval of the operation of nuclear plants beyond their 40-year limit. | KYODO Kyodo Apr 28, 2021 Fukui – In a significant move as Japan seeks to stick to nuclear power, three nuclear reactors on the Sea of Japan coast will b...