A next generation reactor plan is underway by Kansai Electric Power to restart the 44-year-old Mihama reactor based in Fukui Prefecture, 300-miles west of Tokyo.
The site survey has begun analysing geological conditions to determine the feasibility of constructing a new power plant. Materials and equipment have been transported to the areas.
The survey will continue until circa 2030 with several stages: a boring survey, field examinations, collecting rock samples, and excavating tunnels.
Pictures: Kansai Electrical Power/Mihama Power Plant