The Mihama-3 nuclear power unit in Fukui prefecture, western Japan has been restarted, with operator Kansai Electric planning to have it fully operational on 27 July.
The 780-MW pressurised water reactor unit went back online at 10:00 local time on Wednesday. It is the 10th commercial nuclear plant to return to service in Japan since the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi accident.
The plant has been offline since soon after the accident while safety work, mostly related to improving the unit’s seismic resistance, has been carried out.
The 780-MW pressurised water reactor unit went back online at 10:00 local time on Wednesday. It is the 10th commercial nuclear plant to return to service in Japan since the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi accident.
The plant has been offline since soon after the accident while safety work, mostly related to improving the unit’s seismic resistance, has been carried out.
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