Kansai Electric Suspends Takahama Units 3 & 4 After Missing Upgrade Deadline

摘要

Kansai Electric Power Co. will suspendoperation of Units 3 and 4 (830 MWePWRs) at its Takahama Nuclear PowerPlant in Japan's Fukui Prefecture,after missing a deadline set by theNuclear Regulation Authority to buildcounterterrorism facilities.Under stricter rules implemented afterthe 2011 Fukushima accident, utilitiesare now required to build emergencyoff-site control rooms to serve asbackup bases that can keep reactorscooled and prevent accidents in theevent of a terrorist attack.