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Kansai Electric to Manually Shut Mihama Nuclear Reactor in Central Japan

Summary by Kyodo News+
Kansai Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will manually shut down the No. 3 reactor at the Mihama nuclear power plant in central Japan after water was found dripping from equipment that does not contain radioactive materials.

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On the 17th, water droplets were observed falling from around a valve in the secondary piping of Unit 3 of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, which does not contain radioactive materials. The company announced that it began manually shutting down the reactor around 8:30 p.m. to investigate the cause. The shutdown is scheduled for around 3:30 a.m. on the 18th, and the surrounding area…

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On the 17th at Kansai Electric Power Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Mihama-cho, Fukui Prefecture, it was confirmed that water droplets were falling from secondary equipment containing no radioactive substances, and the company revealed that it would manually shut down the reactor. It is said that there is no effect of radioactivity on the surrounding environment. The machine had a hole in the high pressure turbine cap in May

Kansai Electric Power Company and Fukui Prefecture announced on the 17th that they would manually shut down the reactor at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3. They stated that they would shut down the reactor to ensure safety after water droplets were found dripping from a part of the secondary system equipment in the turbine building during adjustment operations. Mihama Unit 3 had only just restarted on September 12th after a regular inspection …

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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