Setback for Japan’s Nuclear Revival as Reactor Restart Delayed
- Tohoku Electric pushes back restart of Onagawa No. 2 reactor
- Japan is shifting toward nuclear power for energy security
Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture.
Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
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Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power Co. has delayed the restart of a key nuclear power plant by several months, a setback to the nation’s climate goals and efforts to become more self-sufficient in energy.
The company said Wednesday that it needs more time to fireproof electric cables at its Onagawa No. 2 reactor, as part of safety work which it had planned to finish by next month. It had earlier expected to resume commercial operation of the unit around May and said it would publish an updated safety work and restart schedule later.