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#Fukui #nuclear unit becomes #Japan's 1st to operate beyond 40-yr limit

Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/06/af519c35c94b-fukui-nuclear-unit-becomes-japans-1st-to-operate-beyond-40-yr-limit.html

Kansai Electric Power Co. said it began operating the No. 3 unit at the Mihama plant for the first time in about 10 years, after completing final inspections. The reactor had stopped operations after the crisis at the #Fukushima #Daiichi #plant triggered by a massive #earthquake and #tsunami.

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Fukui nuclear unit becomes Japan's 1st to operate beyond 40-yr limit

An aging nuclear reactor in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture is restarted, becoming the country's first nuclear unit to operate beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period introduced under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.