Fukui Governor Agrees to Restart Kansai Electric's Ohi Units 3 & 4

摘要

Two more reactors in Japan are closerrnto returning to service after FukuirnPrefecture Governor Issei Nishikawarnagreed this week to the restart ofrnOhi Units 3 and 4 (1,180 MWe PWRs).rnOhi 3 and 4 were the first reactorsrnto resume operation following thernFukushima accident in 2011, butrnwere both shut down in Septemberrn2013 for scheduled refueling andrnmaintenance. However, their restartrnwas delayed by the Fukui district courtrnin May 2014, following a lawsuit by anrnantinuclear group. Kansai Electric’srnappeal of the decision was overturnedrnby a higher court in March 2017, whichrnpaved the way for restart of the twornunits.