JAIF President Takahashi Hopes “Considerate Activities” Will Be Made toward Restarting Tokai-2 to Promote Understanding

On February 28, President Akio Takahashi of the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) gave his monthly press briefing. Asked about the announcement by Hitachi, Ltd. In January that it was freezing its project to construct two new nuclear power plants in Wales in the UK, he stressed the difficulties and risks that the private sector faces in carrying out such a project. He expressed his hope that the frozen project in Britain might eventually be “thawed out” in light of the “energy circumstances” there

Asked next about the development of next-generation nuclear reactors, President Takahashi cited “various movements overseas” when mentioning that “the downsizing of light water reactors (LWRs) is a step ahead.” He talked about expectations for efforts to commercialize high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs), as well as about new ideas and technological capabilities to be demonstrated by manufacturers, which he had outline in a message in May 2018. He also expressed his concern that little progress had been made in siting efforts in Japan. As for reaching the national goal of 20 to 22 percent for nuclear power in Japan’s desired 2030 energy mix, President Takahashi cited the need to restart boiling water reactors (BWRs), along with the importance of making progress in the safety exa...more

12 February, 2019

Kansai EP Reviews and Pushes Back Completion Dates for Safety Improvement Work at Three NPPs Granted Extended Lifetimes

On February 4, Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kansai EP) announced changes to its work schedule for safety improvement measures being carried out at its Takahama-1 and -2 and Mihama-3 Nuclear Power Plants (PWRs), and reported the changes to Fukui Prefecture.

All three units have already cleared safety examinations confirming their compatibility with the new regulatory standards and obtained governmental permission for extended operating lifetimes to sixty years, according to materials released by Kansai EP. According to the status report on work for safety improvement measures released by the power company, the scheduled completion dates for the two Takahama reactors, has been pushed back from August 2019 to May 2020 for Takahama-1 and from March 2020 to January 2021 for Takahama-2. Installation is now progressing of the shielding—the so-called top domes—at the upper part of the containment vessels at the two reactors. The extensions of some nine to ten months resulted from the need to ensure sufficient areas for equipment and materials ...more
• 1 February, 2019 JAEA Achieves 150 Hours of Continuous Hydrogen Production Toward Utilization of Heat from HTGRs
• 19 November, 2018 Shimane NPP Proceeding Steadily on Safety Measures toward Restart
• 16 November, 2018 NRA Allows Tokai-2 to Be Operated for Sixty Years, a First for a BWR
• 17 October, 2018 Shikoku Electric Power Asks Japan’s NRA to Approve Ikata-2 Decommissioning Plan
• 5 October, 2018 JAIF Press Briefing: President Takahashi Foresees Progress in BWR Examinations by NRA
• 28 September, 2018 NRA Approves Review Report Finding Tokai-2 NPP Compatible with New Regulatory Standards
• 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

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