Aging reactor passes safety checks to operate beyond 40 yrs

Aging reactor passes safety checks to operate beyond 40 yrs

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast, which passed a key safety assessment on Oct. 5 as a step toward going back on line. The move signals a weakening of the force of a rule introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster to limit reactors' operations to 40 years in principle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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