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Sendai is the first of Japan's nuclear power plants to be restarted. The plant is on a site of 1.45 km 2 (358 acres), employs 277 workers, and indirectly employs 790. The reactors are of the 3-loop M type pressurized water reactor , built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries .
Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority approved the restart of Ikata-3 which took place on 19 April 2016, this reactor is the fifth to receive approval to restart. [55] The Takahama Nuclear Power Plant unit 4 restarted in May 2017 and unit 3 in June 2017.
Japan plans to continue safely restarting nuclear power plants and will use as much renewable energy as possible, Industry Minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday, indicating no major shift in policy ...
In October 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio unveiled a new strategy for Japans nuclear power plants regarding new construction projects and license extensions. Included in this strategy, is a plan to restart units at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant by the summer months of 2023. [ 74 ]
A restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, along with attempts by other utility operators to resume their reactors, would “contribute to Japan's stable energy supply and its pursuit of carbon ...
A more than 40-year-old nuclear reactor in central Japan which suffered a deadly accident has resumed operation after being taken offline for a decade after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear ...
The following is a list of Japanese nuclear power plants.After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, all 17 major plants were shut down.As of 2022, only 6 out of 17 major nuclear power plants operate in the country, operated by the Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), Shikoku Electric Power Company (Yonden) and Kansai Electric Power Company (Kanden).
The country is likely to fall short of its 2030 target for nuclear power, reaching only 15% due to resistance from local residents and slow approvals by regulators for restarting existing reactors ...