Japan nuclear reactor operations: Shikoku shuts Ikata No.3
TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Shikoku Electric Power Co said it shut its Ikata No. 3 reactor on Tuesday for planned maintenance. The company expects the 890-megawatt No.3 reactor to resume power generation from around Jan. 22, with commercial operations likely to resume around Feb. 20, it said. Many of Japan's reactors are still going through a relicensing process following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the world's worst since Chernobyl in 1986, which highlighted regulatory and operational failings at nuclear utilities. The restart process has been protracted as all of the country's reactors were eventually idled. Between September 2013 and August 2015 Japan had no nuclear plants in operation. Japan's nine regional power utilities and a wholesaler, Japan Atomic Power Co, have 42 nuclear reactors for commercial use, with a total generating capacity of 41.482 gigawatts. The shutdown of the Ikata No.3 reactor will bring the number of the nation's reactors that are online down to four, with a combined capacity of 3.52 gigawatts, or 8.5 percent of the country's total nuclear capacity, according to Reuters calculations. The following table shows the status of Japan's nuclear power plants.http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N1MA1OT
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