Kansai Electric Power Company has restarted the Takahama-1 nuclear power plant in Japan, bringing to 11 the number of reactors now in operation in the country.
The operator said the plant, one of four at the Takahama site, was restarted on 28 July and reached criticality on 29 July. Following various tests, full-scale operation is scheduled for 28 August.
Takahama-1, in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, is a 780-MW pressurised water reactor that began commercial operation in November 1974. It is now the oldest operating reactor in Japan.