Progress is being made with plans to resume operation at three Kansai Electric nuclear power plants in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, although restart dates have not been confirmed as the utility tries to meet deadlines for post-Fukushima safety improvements.
Fuel loading has been completed at Takahama-1, but the plant is likely to remain offline because facilities for responding to severe accidents will not be ready by a 9 June deadline.
The 780-MW pressurised water reactor, which has been offline since January 2011, will restart when the facilities, required by post-Fukushima safety regulations, are ready.
Fuel loading has been completed at Takahama-1, but the plant is likely to remain offline because facilities for responding to severe accidents will not be ready by a 9 June deadline.
The 780-MW pressurised water reactor, which has been offline since January 2011, will restart when the facilities, required by post-Fukushima safety regulations, are ready.
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