» Ehime governor gives OK for restart of Ikata nuclear power plant

2015/10/26

The Governor of Ehime prefecture gave approval on Oct.26 for the restart of unit 3 of Shikoku Electric Power Company’s nearby Ikata nuclear power plant.

The reactor in July passed the screening by the Nuclear Regulation Authority under stricter standards introduced in light of the Fukushima disaster.

The unit  becomes the third Japanese reactor to resume operation.

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Ehime governor gives OK for reactor restart

Ehime governor approves restart of Ikata nuclear plant

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