Higashidori 1 plans to extend fuel cycle

摘要

Tohuku Electric Power Co has announced plans to extend the Higashidori 1 fuel cycle from 13 to 16 months. The move will make it the first Japanese nuclear power plant to extend its fuel cycle since a revised law was introduced in Japan two years ago. The law allows fuel cycles of 18 months, but the utility will not aim for that duration initially.