SAGA —
Kyushu Electric Power Co said Monday that it has shut down the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture for routine inspection. The shutdown now leaves Japan with only six of its 54 nuclear power plants in service.
Kyushu Electric said the reactor, which was shut down on Sunday night, provided around 40% of the electricity in Kyushu. Homes and businesses in the area have been asked to reduce their power consumption by 5% between from now until Feb 3.
According to TBS, the inspection was originally scheduled for mid-December, but was postponed. A planned maintenance on the 559-MW Genkai No. 1 reactor also started on Dec 1, meaning all of Kyushu’s six reactors at two nuclear plants have been closed for the first time in 31 years with no definite schedule for restarts.
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