Takahama Nulcear Plant May Get Prolonging Lives Of Reactors

TAKAHAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 16: Workers check the No. 1 reactor at the Kansai Electric Power Co Takahama Nuclear Power Plant on December 16, 2014 in Takahama, Fukui, Japan. Although the acceptable operational term of nuclear reactors is basically set at 40 years, the Abe administration allows utilities to apply for an extension of the period by up to 20 years on a one-time basis. After assessing the necessity for additional repair work and other factors, Kansai Electric will apply to the Nuclear Regulation Authority as early as next spring to prolong the operation of the two reactors by two decades. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)