Reactor at Kansai Electric’s Oi plant stops after alarm
While the cause of the incident is under investigation, no leakage of radioactive substances has occurred, according to the firm.
At 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, an alarm sounded at Kansai Electric Power's Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, indicating an abnormality in a device generating a magnetic field connected to the power generator of reactor No. 3, according to the company. The power generator and reactor automatically shut down in response to the alarm.
Kansai Electric stated that no leakage of radioactive substances has been detected. The plant's 1.18-megawatt pressurized water reactor has been operational for 35 years, with a scheduled regular checkup set to begin in October. A similar incident occurred in April 2000 at the firm's Mihama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, where a glitch in a device of the same kind led to the automatic shutdown of the power generator and reactor of reactor No. 2. The reactor in question is currently undergoing decommissioning.
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