Sendai No.2 reaches full capacity

Sendai No.2 reactor reaches 100% capacity

Nov. 1, 2015 - Updated 08:08 UTC+1

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The operator of the Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan has raised the output of its second reactor to full capacity.

Officials with the Nuclear Regulation Authority will conduct final inspections of the No.2 reactor in mid-November. If it passes, it will resume full commercial operations.

The Sendai nuclear plant became the first in Japan to meet the new regulations introduced after the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

The No.1 reactor restarted in August, and the No.2 reactor on October 15th.

The operator, Kyushu Electric Power Company, continued test operations at the No.2 reactor while gradually increasing its output and checking whether the equipment functioned properly.

The reactor achieved 100-percent output on Sunday morning. Checks will now be conducted on the water quality, temperatures and pressures in the reactor.

If there are no problems, the reactor will undergo final inspections by the nuclear authority.

It stands to become the second reactor to resume commercial operations under the new regulations following the No.1 reactor at the plant.