The Takahama-2 nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, has been restarted for the first time since 2011 – the 12th unit to be restarted in the country since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Owner and operator Kansai Electric Power said the 780-MW pressurised water reactor (PWR) unit, which originally began commercial operation in 1975, had been restarted on Friday (15 September).
The utility plans to restart power generation on Wednesday before resuming commercial operations on 16 October.
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