Kansai Electric Decides To Decommission Two 1-Gigawat Reactors In Fukui

FUKUI, JAPAN - DECEMBER 22: Kansai Electric Power President Shigeki Iwane speaks to media reporters after his meeting with Fukui Governor Issei Nishikawa about the decommission of its Oi Nuclear Power Plant on December 22, 2017 in Fukui, Japan. The utility decided that it would not be worth the effort and money to upgrade and continue operating the aging No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Oi nuclear plant. The No. 1 reactor, which has been offline since December 2010, and the No. 2 reactor, idle since December 2011, both turn 40 years old in 2019. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)