Japanese Nuclear Power Unit Automatically Shuts Down Due to Generator Alarm

Category: Industry News

Time: 2026-08-12

Summary: TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- According to Kyodo News on Aug 9, Unit 3 of Kansai Electric Power’s Ōi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, automatically shut down on the evening of Aug 8 due to a generator alarm. Kansai Electric Power stated that no injuries were reported and no radioactive impact was caused to the surrounding environment.

The shutdown took place at around 23:55 local time (22:55 Beijing time) on Aug 8. Kansai Electric Power is investigating the root cause, and the timeline for unit restart remains undetermined.
According to Kansai Electric Power’s official website, the Ōi Nuclear Power Plant has four units. After the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan’s nuclear reactors were successively shut down and later restarted. Units 1 and 2 of the Ōi plant were decommissioned in 2018. Following the malfunction of Unit 3, only Unit 4 remains in operation.

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