For Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the Takahama nuclear power plant in excess of 40 years from the start of operation in the Fukui Prefecture, Kansai Electric Power, as a prospect to the completion time of the Counter-Terrorism facilities necessary to re-run it has passed, since June of the year after next , Announced a new plan to restart sequentially.
Regarding Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 in Fukui Prefecture, the prefecture agreed to restart the nuclear power plant for more than 40 years together with Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in April, but to prepare for terrorism. Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. has postponed the restart because the construction work of the "Specific Serious Accident Response Facility" was delayed and was not completed by the installation deadline in June, which was set by the government.
Kansai Electric Power is 2 day for this counter-terrorism facility, Unit 1 year after next, in about May of 2023, and Unit 2 be respectively completed in around June, has revealed that it has stood the prospect that can start the operation ..
Then, in June 2023, Unit 1 announced a new plan to restart in sequence, and Unit 2 in July.
On the other hand, even at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, which has already restarted, the anti-terrorism facility has not been completed, and the installation deadline will be reached, and it will not be possible to operate after October 25.
For this reason, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. has announced a plan to suspend the operation of the facility, wait for the completion of the facility, and then resume the operation of Unit 3 in October 2022 next year.