Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Monday rejected a request by Kagoshima Gov. Satoshi Mitazono to immediately suspend operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant.
In a meeting at the prefectural government office, Kyushu Electric President Michiaki Uriu handed the governor a written response and sought to ally fears about the safety of the facility, noting the plant is scheduled for a regular inspection as early as next month.
Mitazono will scrutinize the paper before issuing a response.