Screening

 April 14, 2015

Reactors being screened for restart

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Apr. 14, 2015 - Updated 12:11 UTC+2

All 48 reactors at 16 nuclear plants in Japan have been put offline since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power station in March 2011.

Plant operators had applied for screening by the Nuclear Regulation Authority for 24 of the reactors at 15 plants as of Tuesday, to see whether they comply with new requirements introduced after the accident.

2 reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and 2 more at the Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture have passed the screening.

Kyushu Electric Power Company aims to restart the Sendai reactors in July, as it has already obtained approval from the prefecture and the host city.

Kansai Electric plans to put the Takahama reactors back online in November, but must undergo an equipment inspection and persuade local governments to agree to a restart.

Detailed discussion of the screening is almost complete for one reactor at the Ikata plant in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku. 2 at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu; and 2 at the Ohi plant in Fukui Prefecture are in the final stages of the screening. Most others are still in the early stages.