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Japan utility gets OK to restart 3 old nuclear reactors April 28, 2021 at 7:34 pm TOKYO (AP) A Japanese utility received local consent on Wednesday to restart three aging nuclear reactors, clearing the final hurdle needed to put them back online and help meet the country’s ambitious carbon emissions reduction target. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it received approval from Fukui prefecture, home to the three reactors, Takahama No. 1 and No. 2 and Mihama No. 3, which have all operated more than 40 years. The approval from Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto is the first for aging reactors to operate beyond their 40-year intended life. The Nuclear Regulation Authority has granted each reactor a 20-year extension under toughened safety standards set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. ....
by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 - 10:40 PM Since achieving the ambitious emissions-reduction targets laid out in the Paris Accords will require developed nations to revive their nuclear plans (something that climate activists have increasingly supported despite the continuing fallout from the disaster at Fukushima) Japan on Wednesday decided to revive three long-idled reactors, marking the first time that Japan has restarted a reactor that s more than 40 years old. After Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last week announced a new goal of cutting the country s greenhouse gas emissions 46% by fiscal 2030 (an announcement that coincided with President Biden s virtual climate summit) Nikkei reports that Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto of Fukui Prefecture (located about 300 km, about 186 miles, west of Tokyo) gave the green light on Wednesday to restart the Kansai Electric Power reactor units 1 and 2 at the Takahama nuclear power plant, and unit 3 at the utility s Mihama plant. J ....
Governor to approve restart of 40-plus-year-old nuclear reactors in Japan first April 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUI The governor of central Japan’s Fukui Prefecture announced on April 28 his intention to approve the reactivation of 40-plus-year-old nuclear reactors following an online meeting with the economy minister. If the move goes ahead, it would be the first time in Japan for such aging reactors to be restarted. Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto spoke with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama online on April 27 and confirmed the central government’s nuclear power policy, including plans to reboot the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Mihama Nuclear Power Station in the prefectural town of Mihama and the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Takahama station in the prefectural town of Takahama both of which are over 40 years old since they were put online. ....
Japanese governor overlooks conditions to reopen nuclear plants Japanese governor overlooks conditions to reopen nuclear plants Tokyo, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Governor of the Japanese prefecture of Fukui, Tatsuji Sugimoto, on Thursday said that he approved resuming operations in the nuclear plants of Takahama and Mihama, without mentioning the need of storing the spent fuel. Sugimoto omitted that the resumption of work in the old nuclear reactors of the region depended on storing the spent fuel outside the prefecture, according to a report by Asahi Shimbun daily. Last October, Sugimoto said that he had to build a provisional storage facility for spent nuclear fuel outside Fukui, before authorizing operations in the two old nuclear plants. ....
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 facility or spent nuclear fuel until reporters asked him about it. ....