Kansai EP already owns and operates three other reactors that have been in operation longer than 40 years: the Mihama-3 (PWR, 826MW) and the Takahama-1 and -2 (PWRs, 826MW each).<\/p>\n
On July 9, Fukui Prefecture and Takahama Town\u2014where Units 3 and 4 are located\u2014approved the extensions of their operating lifetimes. Upon that announcement, Kansai EP released a comment that read, \u201cWith the understanding of the public both locally and nationally, we will endeavor to further enhance the safety and reliability of our NPPs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Based on its evaluations of age deterioration, the power company will replace the two sets of steam generators (SGs) at Takahama-3 and -4 to ensure long-term reliability. With the NRA\u2019s approval, replacement work is scheduled during the units\u2019 periodic inspections from June to October 2026 (Takahama-3) and from October 2026 to February 2027 (Takahama-4).<\/p>\n
Also on July 9, Kansai EP received approvals from both Fukui Prefecture and Takahama Town for its plan to replace the reactor core internals at Takahama-1 and -2, and to proceed with its applications for permission to make changes to the reactor installations. The company will conduct preparations and file those applications with the NRA.<\/p>\n
The replacement work at the two units is scheduled from June to December 2028 (Takahama-1) and from November 2028 to April 2029 (Takahama-2).<\/p>\n
This summer, in addition to Kansai EP\u2019s three units, the first NPP unit restarted under the new regulatory standards\u2014the Sendai-1 (PWR, 890MW), owned and operated by the Kyushu Electric Power Co.\u2015passed its mark of 40 years of service on July 4, the fourth domestic NPP to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kansai EP already owns and operates three other reactors that have been in operation longer than 40 years: the Mihama-3 (PWR, 826MW) and the Takahama-1 and -2 (PWRs, 826MW each). On July 9, Fukui Prefecture and Takahama Town\u2014where Units 3 and 4 are located\u2014approved the extensions of their operating lifetimes. Upon that announcement, Kansai EP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1,6,8,7],"tags":[595,1010,271,17,284,285],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","category-news","category-npps","category-policies","category-regulation-safety","tag-kansai-ep","tag-kyushu-electric-power-co","tag-sendai-1","tag-takahama","tag-takahama-3","tag-takahama-4"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t