Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. aims to extend the operating period of Units 3 and 4 of the Takahama Nuclear Power Station in Takahama Town, Fukui Prefecture, which has been in operation for 37 years. He announced that he has started a special inspection.
After the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the operating period of nuclear power plants was limited by law to 40 years in principle. Obliged.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, Deputy General Manager of Kansai Electric Power's Nuclear Power Business Headquarters Hitoshi Mizuta visited the Fukui Prefectural Office and informed Hiroyuki Noji, General Manager of the Safety and Environment Department, that a "special inspection" had begun on the 22nd at Units 3 and 4 of the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant. He also indicated that he would consider replacing the steam generator, which was found to have scratches one after another during periodic inspections.
It has been 37 years since Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 began operating, and the 40-year operating period is approaching 2025, three years from now. You will enter the process.
In order to actually operate for more than 40 years, it is necessary to pass the review of the Nuclear Regulation Authority after a "special inspection", and so far, four units have passed nationwide.