The oldest nuclear furnace in Japan continues to operate

The Japanese government has given the green light to Japan Atomic Power Company to continue the Sun's oldest commercial nuclear reactor operation in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, until 2016.

This caused the reactor to start operating in 1970 to become the first nuclear reactor in Japan to operate for more than 40 years.

Nuclear reactor at Tsuruga.Photo: Wikimedia .

The Japan Atomic Power Company plans to shut down the No.1 reactor in Tsuruga when two new reactors are planned to go into operation.

However, the company decided to change the plan due to the delay in the construction of the government's regulation of anti-vibration for reactors.

Two No. 3 and 4 reactors are expected to be operational by March 2016 and March 2017.

Among the nuclear reactor operators, Kansai Electric Company also plans to continue operating the No. 1 reactor of the Mihama plant in Fukui, and thus the furnace will enter its 40th year of operation. November this year.

Chubu Electric will also stop kilns No. 1 and No. 2 at the Hamaoka plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and plans to build the 6th reactor.

Japan is expected to have nine nuclear reactors operating for more than 40 years by 2015, including the No.1 reactor at Tsuruga./.