17 October, 2018
Shikoku Electric Power Asks Japan’s NRA to Approve Ikata-2 Decommissioning Plan
On October 10, the Shikoku Electric Power Co. filed an application with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan for approval of its decommissioning plan for the Ikata-2 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 566MWe). The power company also submitted requests to Ehime Prefecture and Ikata Town under the nuclear safety agreements that it has concluded with those governments for their preliminary agreements to the plan.
As in the case of Ikata-1, the decommissioning of Ikata-2 will be carried out over a period of forty years, divided into four phases, in order to ensure that all the processes—investigating for adhered radioactive materials, and dismantling each facility—are carried out safely and smoothly.
During the first phase of dismantling preparation, the 316 spent fuel assemblies stored in the unit will be separated into three areas: a dry storage facility on-site (scheduled to start operation in FY23, starting in April 2023), a spent fuel pit at the Ikata-3 NPP, and the reprocessing plant in Rokkasho Village. The 102 unused fuel assemblies, meanwhile, will be delivered to a fuel fabrication facility.
Ikata-2 has not been operational since a periodic inspection was conducted in January 2012. W...more
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- 28 September, 2018 Hiroshima High Court Rules to Allow Ikata-3 to Restart
- 13 September, 2018 NRA Chairman Rebuts Idea that Hokkaido Blackouts Could Have Been Averted Had Tomari NPPs Been Restarted
- 6 July, 2018 NRA Draft Report: Tokai-2 NPP Complies with New Regulatory Standards
- 4 July, 2018 Court of Second Instance Approves Operation of Ohi NPPs
- 15 June, 2018 Fukushima Daini NPPs to Be Decommissioned as Well
- 30 May, 2018 Shikoku Electric Power Applies to Install Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facility for Operation in 2023
- 18 May, 2018 Council of Local Governments with Atomic Power Stations Asks National Government to Clarify Policy
- 11 May, 2018 JAIF, KAIF Hold Joint Forum on Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Decommissioning, Sharing Latest Knowledge and Information
- 11 May, 2018 [JAIF Press Briefing] World Nuclear Capacity at Record High for Third Year in a Row
- 10 May, 2018 Ohi-4 NPP Restarted, Kansai EP to Lower Rates 4%
- 29 March, 2018 Ikata-2 NPP to Be Decommissioned – Would Not be Profitable Beyond Forty Years
- 23 March, 2018 Seventh NPP Restarted: Genkai-3
5 October, 2018
JAIF Press Briefing: President Takahashi Foresees Progress in BWR Examinations by NRA
On September 27, President Akio Takahashi of the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) gave his regular press briefing.
He first referred to the approval made the previous day, September 26, by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of a review report finding that the Tokai-2 Nuclear Power Plant (BWR, 1100MWe), owned and operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC), was compatible with the country’s new regulatory standards. He said that he expected the examinations of BWRs to proceed smoothly thereafter, using information and experience obtained at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6 and -7 NPPs, which were examined ahead of Tokai-2.
The JAIF president then referred to the Hiroshima High Court’s lifting, on September 25, of its temporary injunction against the operation of the Ikata-3 NPP, owned and operated by the Shikoku Electric Power Co., Given that various legal challenges are still pending at other ...more
