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(Japan) Regulator completes safety review of Takahama units
The restart of units 3 and 4 of Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama nuclear power plant moved a step closer today with Japan's nuclear regulator confirming the units meet new safety requirements.
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The NRA gave Kansai approval in February to make changes to the reactor installations at both units. That approval - which meant the NRA considered the two reactors, and the plant as a whole, to be safe for operation - represented by far the major part of the licensing process. Approval of the company's construction plan for unit 3 was given on 4 August , while that for unit 4 was given today.
The NRA also today approved Kansai's operational safety plans for the Takahama plant. These include emergency response plans in case of fire, flooding or other natural disasters, or a serious accident.
Now that the utility has been granted all approvals in the three-step review process, the units - both 870 MWe pressurized water reactors - must undergo pre-start-up inspections before their operation can resume. 'Pre-use' inspections got under way at unit 3 on 17 August.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Regulator-completes-safety-review-of-Takahama-units-0910154.html
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The NRA gave Kansai approval in February to make changes to the reactor installations at both units. That approval - which meant the NRA considered the two reactors, and the plant as a whole, to be safe for operation - represented by far the major part of the licensing process. Approval of the company's construction plan for unit 3 was given on 4 August , while that for unit 4 was given today.
The NRA also today approved Kansai's operational safety plans for the Takahama plant. These include emergency response plans in case of fire, flooding or other natural disasters, or a serious accident.
Now that the utility has been granted all approvals in the three-step review process, the units - both 870 MWe pressurized water reactors - must undergo pre-start-up inspections before their operation can resume. 'Pre-use' inspections got under way at unit 3 on 17 August.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Regulator-completes-safety-review-of-Takahama-units-0910154.html
Along with the second Sendai unit restarting in the next few days and the Ikata plant receiving unanimous approval from the municipal assembly for a restart of unit 3, this should make five units restarting in the near future.