FUKUI – Kansai Electric Power Co. estimates that around ¥200 billion will be required to protect its nuclear plants in Fukui Prefecture from major natural disasters.
The estimate, up from an initially projected ¥70 billion, is included in an additional set of safety measures presented to the Fukui Prefectural Government, officials of the utility said Monday.
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