Kansai Electric says it will start surveys for new nuclear power reactor in Mihama
22/07/2025 05:02
TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power 9503.T said on Tuesday it will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama nuclear power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, to replace the existing facility. This marks the first concrete step towards building a new nuclear reactor in Japan since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi Editing by Chang-Ran Kim) ((Yuka.Obayashi@thomsonreuters.com; +813-4520-1265;))
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