It was found that the local Takahama Town, Fukui Prefecture, has decided to agree to restart the Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2 of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., which has been in operation for more than 40 years.
The municipality is to agree to the re-operation of the nuclear power plant over 40 years will be the first time, but it does not stand a concrete prospect at the moment is also necessary consent of Fukui Prefecture in the future.
In principle, the operation of nuclear power plants in Japan is limited to 40 years, but if it passes the national examination, it can be extended up to 60 years, and Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 in Fukui Prefecture have passed this examination and Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. We plan to restart the plant by around May.
According to an interview with the people concerned, it was found that the local Takahama Town has decided to agree on this.
The town is expected to reach out to the town council as early as the beginning of the week.
The town is asking the country to promote the public understanding of the use of nuclear power plants for more than 40 years, and it seems that the country is expected to get a certain answer.
This is the first time that a local government has agreed to restart a nuclear power plant that has been in operation for more than 40 years.
However, the consent of Fukui Prefecture is also required for the restart, and the prefecture is requesting that the candidate site of the "interim storage facility", which is the destination of the spent nuclear fuel from the nuclear power plant, be indicated as a prerequisite for the decision.
This specific answer is not shown from the Kansai Electric Power before, does not have the prospect is standing at the moment.