Based on the expected completion of the reprocessing plant in fiscal 2026, Kansai Electric Power Co. reviewed its earlier policy regarding shipments of spent fuel from its nuclear plants in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, and submitted a new road map to the Fukui prefectural government in February this year.
The following month, Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto met with Kansai Electric President Nozomu Mori and gave the prefecture’s green light to the new schedule, making it possible for the company to continue operating three nuclear reactors that are more than 40 years old as a result.
The three are the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant and the No. 3 reactor at the Mihama plant.
The reprocessing plant’s completion in fiscal 2026, as planned, is indispensable for the continued operations of the three Kansai Electric reactors.
However, many are concerned about the possibility of further delays.
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