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Stable Chain Reaction at Unit 4 of Japan’s Takahama Nuclear Plant to Start

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Takahama nuclear power plant. - Sputnik International
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A stable self-sustaining chain reaction was initiated at the fourth nuclear reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan, the plant’s operator Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) said.

TOKYO (Sputnik) – A stable self-sustaining chain reaction has started at the fourth nuclear reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan, the plant’s operator Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) said.

The reactor is expected to resume full-scale operation on Monday, according to KEPCO.

An aerial view shows No. 4 (front L), No. 3 (front R), No. 2 (rear L) and No. 1 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama town, Fukui prefecture, in this file photo taken by Kyodo November 27, 2014 - Sputnik International
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On Saturday, 34 liters of radioactive water were found in a room next to the fourth reactor at Takahama, located in Japan’s western prefecture of Fukui.

Following the discovery, KEPCO temporarily suspended the preparations to restart the reactor. However, after KEPCO adopted appropriate measures, the preparations were resumed on Friday.

The Takahama plant was shut down soon after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Three of its nuclear reactors were restarted in January.

Members of the media wearing protective suits and masks report as they are escorted by TEPCO employees at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on February 20, 2012 - Sputnik International
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After Fukushima, all nuclear power plants in Japan were either closed or their operations were suspended.

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