Second Reactor in Japan to Restart This Week at Sendai Nuclear Plant
The Economic Times reported that Kyushu Electric Power (TYO:9508) said it will restart the second reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant on October 15.
The Economic Times reported that Kyushu Electric Power (TYO:9508) said it will restart the second reactor at its Sendai nuclear plantĀ on October 15.
As quoted in the market news:
Japan has been inching back towards nuclear energy, turning on its first reactor, the 890-MW Sendai No.1 unit, in mid-August after a near two-year blackout.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and many senior figures in industry are backing nuclear power to cut fuel bills, despite widespread public opposition to atomic power.
A Kyushu Electric spokesman said the utility aimed to restart the 89-megawatt Sendai No.2 reactor at 0130 GMT on Thursday and start power generation from the unit on October 21.
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