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5 Août 2015
August 5, 2015
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150805p2a00m0na010000c.html
Kyushu Electric Power Co. has pushed back its scheduled reactivation of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant's No. 1 reactor by one day to Aug. 11, as it prepares for pre-reactivation tests.
On Aug. 4, Kyushu Electric began raising the temperature and pressure in the reactor to close to its operational levels. On Aug. 10, it will measure the speed at which control rods enter the reactor. Depending on the results, reactivation could be further delayed.
About three days after restarting the reactor, the utility will begin producing and sending electricity from it, with an aim of resuming commercial operations in mid-September.
The utility will soon officially convey its decision to restart the reactor on Aug. 11 to the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The reactor hasn't been active for about four years. If it is restarted, it will become the first nuclear reactor in Japan to operate under new, post-Fukushima disaster regulations.
August 05, 2015 (Mainichi Japan)