Mihama nuclear unit becomes Japan's 1st to operate beyond 40-yr limit

Mihama nuclear unit becomes Japan's 1st to operate beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken June 23, 2021, shows the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The aging reactor restarted the same day, becoming the country's first nuclear unit to operate beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period introduced under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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