Japan restarts Fukushima-style nuclear reactor
Shimane Prefecture in the west Japan on June 2 approved a plan to restart a nuclear reactor of the same type as the one that melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi Plant in the 2011 disaster.
Shimane Prefectural Governor Tatsuya Maruyama announced the commissioning of reactor No. 2 at Chugoku Electric’s Shimane Nuclear Plant in Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture, during a prefectural meeting.
Chugoku is looking to restart the nuclear reactor as early as 2023. The reactor has been idle since 2012 and will likely be the first boiling-water reactor to be restarted since the twin earthquakes. – the Fukushima tsunami.
Japan has gradually restarted non-working nuclear plants. But the reactors that have been brought back into service so far have been limited to pressurized water reactors, according to Kyodo News.
The Shimane factory is the only one in Japan located in the prefectural capital. It is only about 9 km from the provincial government office.
According to Japanese regulations, operators must prepare evacuation plans for people living within a radius of 30 km from the nuclear plant.
Approximately 460,000 people in 6 cities across Shimane and Tottori prefectures live within the evacuation range of the Shimane Factory. Leaders of other localities in the region also approved a plan to restart the reactor.
Chugoku Electric Power Company removed national safety standards in September 2021 to restart the reactor. They expect to complete the safety assessments by February 2023.
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