Japan Atomic Power Co. is expected to receive around ¥300 billion in loans to fund safety work at its idled Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, according to informed sources. Of the total, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., which plans to buy ...
Restarting the Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant will be a test case for whether reactor operators can build up enough goodwill to obtain consent from not only the host municipalities but those in the surrounding area.
Nuclear watchdog OKs restart of aging tsunami-hit Tokai nuclear plant
Despite winning approval by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, the plant still needs to clear two more screenings by November, when it will turn 40 years old.
Ibaraki nuclear plant used erroneous fuel rod data for over 40 years, utility says
For more than 40 years, Japan Atomic Power Co. used erroneous data regarding the location of nuclear fuel rods within the reactor at its Tokai No. 2 power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, the company has said. The information — which is used to plan for ...
