{"id":7221,"date":"2024-10-22T10:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T01:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:55:52","slug":"takahama-1-to-become-japans-first-reactor-to-operate-longer-than-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/news\/7221","title":{"rendered":"Takahama-1 to Become Japan\u2019s First Reactor to Operate Longer Than 50 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having begun commercial operation in 1974, Takahama-1 is the longest-operating reactor in Japan. With the NRA\u2019s approval this time, it will become, on November 14, the country\u2019s first reactor to be operated for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n

Takahama-1 has already obtained approval under the current system to operate for up to 60 years. However, when a reactor reaches 30 years of operation, the operator is required to formulate a long-term policy on maintenance and management, taking into account the deterioration of important safety-related equipment and structures, and to obtain approval every decade thereafter.<\/p>\n

Additionally, with a new bundle of legislation to come into effect in June 2025\u2014known collectively as the GX Decarbonization Power Supply Law, including a revised Law for the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors (the so-called Reactor Regulation Law)\u2014allowing NPPs to operate beyond 60 years, Kansai EP will have to obtain another approval, under the new system, to operate the Takahama-1 for up to 60 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having begun commercial operation in 1974, Takahama-1 is the longest-operating reactor in Japan. With the NRA\u2019s approval this time, it will become, on November 14, the country\u2019s first reactor to be operated for more than 50 years. Takahama-1 has already obtained approval under the current system to operate for up to 60 years. However, when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1,6],"tags":[595,19,1194,279],"class_list":["post-7221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","category-news","category-npps","tag-kansai-ep","tag-nra","tag-reactor-regulation-law","tag-takahama-1"],"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