The nation’s nuclear watchdog gave conditional approval Sept. 13 to Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s application to resume operations of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. It marks the first time that reactors operated by TEPCO, which manages the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, have passed more stringent reactor regulations imposed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority after …
Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission has issued a report calling for nuclear power to remain a key component of the country’s energy mix despite broad public support for a less nuclear-reliant society. By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission called Thursday for nuclear power to remain a …
FUKUOKA – Kyushu Electric Power Co. is planning to restart two nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture next year, the utility’s president said Tuesday. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors are tentatively scheduled for January and March restarts, respectively, and would bring the number of the utilities’ reactors back online to four, …
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the utility responsible for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and its March 2011 triple meltdown, is aiming to get the reactors at its other power plants back on line. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), which must approve any restarts, had been holding to a very strict line on TEPCO …
Still unclear if and when Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility will restart TOKYO — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority appears set to certify the safety of two units at Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings key nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. Passing the safety review is a prerequisite for Tepco to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, which …
The long-halted operation of the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant’s No. 3 reactor is planned for restart in January of next year, and for a shift to commercial operation the following month, plant operator Kyushu Electric Power Co. announced on Aug. 28. If and when the reactivation of the No. 3 reactor takes place, it will …
A 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project restarted after being shut down on April 13 for maintenance and refuelling CHENNAI: The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) restarted generation after completion of refuelling today, said an official. “The first 1,000 MW atomic power …
Screening fell behind, causing domino effect for Japanese utility FUKUOKA — The anticipated restart of two nuclear reactors in southwestern Japan looks to be postponed from fall to winter, with the possibility of being pushed back even further to next year. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power‘s Genkai nuclear facility, deactivated following …
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has addressed many of the recommendations and suggestions made in a 2015 review, but added that work should continue in some areas. The Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) concluded a five-day follow-up mission from 31 July to 4 August to …
A total of ten Japanese nuclear power reactors are likely to have been restarted by the end of March 2019, according to the latest estimate by the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). These restarts will help improve the country’s economy, energy security and environment, it says. In its Economic and Energy Outlook of Japan for …