Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant
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Japan's Atomic Energy Control Committee has decided to lift the existing ban on the operation of the world's most powerful nuclear power plant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located in Niigata prefecture. This is reported by TASS.
In April 2021, the operation of the plant was effectively banned due to safety violations, and the committee refused to pump nuclear fuel to the plant. Since then, nuclear regulator officials have conducted numerous inspections at the plant to oversee the process of correcting the deficiencies by power company Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO).
In more than two years, TEPCO has made progress in improving the safety of nuclear plants. In particular, measures against terrorist attacks and bad weather have been strengthened, and safeguards to protect nuclear materials have been improved.
Japanese Cabinet Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference in Tokyo that the government attaches great importance to the safety improvements made at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa and intends to continue the policy of gradually restarting the country's nuclear power plants.
The restart of the plant requires a relevant decision by the Niigata Prefectural Government. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP is located on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It ranks first in the world in terms of the total capacity of its seven nuclear reactors, which exceeds 8,200 MW.
All units at the plant are now shut down. Despite the lifting of the ban, the plant's operator still has a few months to go.
In more than two years, TEPCO has made progress in improving the safety of nuclear plants. In particular, measures against terrorist attacks and bad weather have been strengthened, and safeguards to protect nuclear materials have been improved.
Japanese Cabinet Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference in Tokyo that the government attaches great importance to the safety improvements made at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa and intends to continue the policy of gradually restarting the country's nuclear power plants.
The restart of the plant requires a relevant decision by the Niigata Prefectural Government. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP is located on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It ranks first in the world in terms of the total capacity of its seven nuclear reactors, which exceeds 8,200 MW.
All units at the plant are now shut down. Despite the lifting of the ban, the plant's operator still has a few months to go.
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