27-03-2018
A power company in western Japan has decided to decommission an aging nuclear reactor.
The No. 2 reactor at the Ikata plant in Ehime Prefecture has been in operation for 36 years.
Government guidelines introduced after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident limit the operation of reactors to 40 years in principle.
Shikoku Electric Power Company decided not to apply to extend the reactor's operation for another 20 years, citing the cost of required (...)