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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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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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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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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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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. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows (from R) the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors 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 Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors 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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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.

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NRA chief opines on Takahama nuke plant's safety

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, about a report that the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, have cleared the NRA's tougher safety requirements. The clearance is a step toward reactivating the idled reactors.

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2 Takahama plant reactors to clear major safety hurdle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast. The idled Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant are set to clear the initial hurdle on Dec. 17 to being brought back online, possibly next year, despite persisting public concerns over nuclear safety in the face of the Fukushima meltdowns.

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KEPCO opens special checks on Takahama plant to reporters

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, shows the No. 1 reactor vessel of the Takahama nuclear power plant in the central Japan town of Takahama. Its operator Kansai Electric Power Co. allowed reporters to view special checks being conducted on the Nos. 1 and 2 units there. The checks are aimed at allowing the reactors to operate beyond the limit of 40 years.

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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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Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

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KEPCO starts special check on Takahama Nos. 1, 2 reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in the town of Takahama along the Sea of Japan. The utility said on Dec. 1 that it has started special checks on the No. 1 (L on the front) and No. 2 (R on the front) reactors to enable their operation beyond a 40-year limit set for their lifespan.

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Court nixes demand seeking suspension of 2 nuclear plants restart

OTSU, Japan - Laywer Kenichi Ido (C) speaks to reporters in front of the Otsu District Court in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014, after the court rejected a demand by some western Japan residents seeking suspension of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s planned restart of nuclear reactors at its Takahama and Oi plants, now offline for a safety screening by the country's nuclear regulator.

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Utility to seek operation of 2 old reactors beyond 40 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi attends a press conference at the utility's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, on Nov. 26, 2014. The utility said it will seek to operate its two reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant beyond the operational limit of 40 years, despite public concerns over the safety of aging nuclear facilities.

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Kansai Electric's water cannon to curb scattering of radioactive substances

FUKUI, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. displays on Nov. 10, 2014, a water cannon placed at its Takahama nuclear power plant in the town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, to curb the scattering of radioactive substances in the event of an accident.

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Fukui prefectural nuke safety panel checks Takahama plant

FUKUI, Japan - Members of the Fukui prefectural government's nuclear safety commission examine Kansai Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on June 9, 2014.

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Takahama nuclear plant under inspection

FUKUI, Japan - Members of the expert committee on atomic power safety set up by the Fukui prefectural government visit the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, on June 9, 2014, to inspect the safety measures implemented by Kansai Electric Power Co.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel processed in France is unloaded from a freighter that arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013. The building containing the No. 4 reactor is seen in the background.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Workers measure radiation levels of a container holding nuclear fuel processed in France that arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel processed in France is loaded onto a trailer from a freighter that arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel processed in France is loaded onto a trailer from a freighter that arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013. The building containing the No. 4 reactor is seen in the background.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel processed in France is unloaded from a freighter that arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a freighter carrying nuclear fuel processed in France arriving at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a freighter carrying nuclear fuel processed in France arriving at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a freighter carrying nuclear fuel processed in France arriving at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - A freighter carrying nuclear fuel processed in France arrives at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel arrives at reactor

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a freighter carrying nuclear fuel processed in France arriving at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2013.

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MOX fuel likely to arrive in Japan on June 27

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2013, shows buildings containing the No. 3 reactor (front) and No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. Two freighters carrying nuclear fuel processed in France for use at the Takahama plant are likely to arrive there on June 27, sources said June 17.

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor (front) of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor (L) of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama reactor

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in November 2011 shows the No. 3 reactor (L) of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Fukui Prefecture.

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Nuclear fuel unloaded in Fukui Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel is unloaded from a ship in the town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, in June 2010, to be transported to the Takahama nuclear power plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. Japan held 30.1 tons of fissile plutonium at home and abroad as of the end of 2010, down 0.9 ton from a year earlier for the second consecutive yearly decline, the government said Sept. 20, 2011.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Clockwise from front R) Reactors No. 3, 4, 2 and 1.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station's reactors No. 1 (R) and 2 in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co.