A fatality at the only nuclear power plant in Hokkaido threatens to further delay its restart after it stopped more than a decade ago.
A worker was killed after falling into a silo containing gravel needed to help build a seawall at Unit 3 of the Tomari plant late on Tuesday, operator Hokkaido Electric Power said. The utility had sought to restart the reactor in mid-December 2027, the Hokkaido Shimbun reported in July.
Hokkaido Electric will ¡°reconsider the restart date after an investigation into the incident,¡± a company spokesperson said by telephone.
Â鶹´«Ã½ nuclear power industry, which stalled after reactors were forced to shut down in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, has been watching the fate of the Hokkaido plant closely.
Tomari, which shut in May 2012, won the crucial endorsement of the local governor last November, and its restart would have a significant impact on power prices on the island, according to BloombergNEF.
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