Japan's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 Reactor Restarted

Kansai Electric Power Company started the reactor at its Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Fukui Prefecture on October 10, entering an adjustment operation phase with plans to resume commercial operations on November 4. The unit was manually shut down on May 8 this year after a breach in the high-pressure turbine casing caused steam leakage during operation. Following this incident, routine inspections were scheduled to begin earlier than planned, starting in June. However, on September 17, while conducting adjustment operations to resume commercial use, staff discovered a leak in a pipe, leading to another manual shutdown of the unit the next day.