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[Breaking News]Takahama No.1 reactor marks 50th anniversary

TAKAHAMA, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 14, 2024, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, which marked its 50th anniversary the same day. Japan's nuclear regulator in October gave the reactor the all clear to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to be approved for operation beyond 50 years. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit. (Kyodo)

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Takahama No.1 reactor marks 50th anniversary

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 14, 2024, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, which marked its 50th anniversary the same day. Japan's nuclear regulator in October gave the reactor the all clear to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to be approved for operation beyond 50 years.

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Takahama No.1 reactor marks 50th anniversary

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 14,2024, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, which marked its 50th anniversary the same day. Japan's nuclear regulator in October gave the reactor the all clear to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to be approved for operation beyond 50 years.

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Takahama No.1 reactor marks 50th anniversary

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 14, 2024, shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 1 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, which marked its 50th anniversary the same day. Japan's nuclear regulator in October gave the reactor the all clear to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to be approved for operation beyond 50 years.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the regulatory body's meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, at which it formally decided the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, at which it formally decided the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, at which it formally decided the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review.

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Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review.

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Japan court allows aging Fukui nuclear reactor to continue operations

OSAKA, March 15 Kyodo -- A Japanese court on Friday decided a nuclear reactor that started running over 40 years ago in central Japan could continue operations, upholding a lower court ruling that rejected residents' calls to halt the unit over safety concerns.The Osaka High Court decided against an injunction to halt the No. 3 unit of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama power plant in Fukui Prefecture, saying the court believes it poses "no specific danger."(Kyodo)

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, shows the No. 1 reactor (C) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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CORRECTED: Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

Photo taken on July 28, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama. The reactor was restarted the same day after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, making it the oldest operating reactor in Japan as it started commercial operation 48 years ago.

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Aging Takahama nuclear reactor restarted after 12-year halt

People gather near the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama on July 28, 2023, to protest against the restart the same day of the 48-year-old reactor, Japan's oldest, after a 12-year halt in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

A fresh fuel storage rack inside the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant is being removed by a crane as part of the reactor's dismantlement work on June 8, 2023, in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The demolition work, shown to the media, started in 2017 and is planned to be completed in fiscal 2045. (Pool photo)

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Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

A fresh fuel storage rack inside the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant is being removed by a crane as part of the reactor's dismantlement work on June 8, 2023, in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The demolition work, shown to the media, started in 2017 and is planned to be completed in fiscal 2045. (Pool photo)

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Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken on March 12, 2022, shows the No. 3 (back) and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama, central Japan. The No.4 reactor was automatically halted on Jan. 30, 2023, after an alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit.

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Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama, central Japan. The No.4 reactor was automatically halted on Jan. 30, 2023, after an alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 2 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 1 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 4 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 4 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama in Japan's Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 1 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama in Japan's Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama in Japan's Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 2 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Takahama in Japan's Fukui Prefecture.

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Nuke regulator acknowledges active fault under Tsuruga reactor

TOKYO, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - The Nuclear Regulation Authority accepts a survey report at a meeting on March 25, 2015, in Tokyo acknowledging the presence of an active geological fault right under one of two nuclear reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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Utility official explains safety work at nuke plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A Kansai Electric Power Co. official explains how the concrete structure of a reactor building is reinforced at the utility's nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the proposed restart of the 40-year-old complex.

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NRA begins safety inspections of Monju reactor

TSRUGA, Japan - A senior official of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency addresses a meeting in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2014, to mark the start of quarterly safety inspections of its Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor by the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Operation of the Monju reactor has been effectively banned by the NRA since finding improperly inspected equipment in the past.

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Experts confirm Tsuruga reactor fault as active

TOKYO, Japan - Two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Nov. 19, 2014, its earlier judgment that the No. 2 reactor, shown in the upper part of the photo, sits right above an active fault.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A panel of experts at the Nuclear Regulation Authority discusses the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, during a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, to discuss the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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NRA official explains inspection on Monju reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - A senior official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (C) explains an inspection of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor on June 9, 2014, on the premises of the reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (L) and 4 reactor buildings at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of the two reactors, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Compiling Mihama fault probe results delayed

NAGOYA, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines earth layers near the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, in December 2013. KEPCO appears to have given up on completing a conclusive report on the fault lines by the April 2014 deadline and submission of the report to the NRA is also expected to be delayed, a source familiar with the matter told Kyodo News on April 23, 2014.

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Monju fast-breeder reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A July 2013 file photo shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The government is considering reviewing its research project to commercialize the Monju reactor, a move that could affect Japan's long-held policy of recycling spent nuclear fuel, informed sources said on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Tsuruga nuclear plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A Nuclear Regulation Authority team of experts re-examine Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2014. The NRA found in May 2013 that the No. 2 reactor at the plant is sitting above an active fault. But Japan Atomic Power said in a report in July 2013 that the reactor is not located above an active fault. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Reexamination of fault situation at Tsuruga plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines layers of earth around the No. 2 reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2014, the first day of a two-day reexamination after the NRA found in May the previous year that the reactor is sitting above an active fault.

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Reexamination of fault situation at Tsuruga plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines layers of earth around the No. 2 reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2014, the first day of a two-day reexamination after the NRA found in May the previous year that the reactor is sitting above an active fault. (Pool photo)

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Japan to be without nuclear power

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 4 reactor building at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor, Japan's sole operating reactor, is set to be taken offline for routine checks on Sept. 15, leaving the country without nuclear power supply for the second time since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

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Japan to be without nuclear power

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 4 (L) and No. 3 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor, Japan's sole operating reactor, is set to be taken offline for routine checks on Sept. 15, leaving the country without nuclear power supply for the second time since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows building housing the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the No. 4 unit at the same plant is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 3 reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the other one, No. 4 unit, is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.