Unit 3 of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Japan's Ehime prefecture has reached 100% operating capacity, owner Shikoku Electric Power Company announced today. The unit is the fifth Japanese reactor to ...

Ikata 2 is a 538 MWe pressurised water reactor (PWR) that began operating in March 1988. It was taken offline in January 2012 for periodic inspections. Shikoku president Hayato Saeki said he has ...

HIROSHIMA—The district court here rejected a request on March 5 by plaintiffs to stop operations at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture on the main island of Shikoku. The Hiroshima ...

Ehime has become the second prefecture to approve restarting a nuclear plant idled in the wake the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura conveyed his approval for reactivating the No. 3 ...

Following the discovery of a water coolant leak, the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, is expected to be ...

MATSUYAMA -- A group of plaintiffs suing Shikoku Electric Power Co. to stop the operation of currently idled reactors No. 1, 2 and 3 at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in Ehime Prefecture is set to file ...

OSAKA – Ehime Prefecture announced Monday revised plans for cooperating with six other prefectures in the event of an accident at its Ikata nuclear plant. The prefecture will share information and ...

Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc has postponed its plan to restart the No.3 reactor in its Ikata nuclear power station in western Japan as it seeks consent from local authorities after the violation of ...

* Shikoku Electric shares plunge as much as 8 pct. * Ikata No.3 unit would not be able to restart after maintenance under injunction. China's central bank will not allow sharp yuan declines and has ...