The No. 1 reactor of the facility in Fukui Prefecture is the oldest operational nuclear power reactor in the country. It began commercial operation in November 1974 as the eighth commercial reactor in ...
The NuclearRegulationAuthority has determined that the No. 2 reactor of the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture does not meet its safety standards. The decision will block ...
Japan's nuclear regulator has officially granted permission for the country's first interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel to start operating.
October 2024 The NuclearRegulationAuthority approves Kansai Electric Power Company’s plans to continue operating Takahama Nuclear Power Station in Fukui Prefecture, Japan’s oldest nuclear ...