The Ōi Nuclear Power Plant , also known as Oi or Ohi, is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Ōi, Fukui Prefecture, managed by the Kansai Electric Power Company. The site is 1.88 square kilometers.
Ōi Units 3 and 4 were taken offline in September 2013.
In December 2017 Kansai Electric Power announced that it will decommission reactors no. 1 and 2 because of their age and the difficulty of making safety upgrades within their small containment vessels.
Unit 3 was restarted on 14 March 2018, and unit 4 was restarted on 9 May 2018.
Ōi Nuclear Power Plant
Aerial view of the 1 and 2 units during construction
Japanese officials and IAEA team members discuss safety measures outside Unit 3 of Japan's Ōi Nuclear Power Plant in January 2012
Ōi is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2018, the town had an estimated population of 8,102 and a population density of 63 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 212.19 square kilometres (81.93 sq mi). It is one of the few Hiragana towns in Japan.
Ōi Town Hall
Jakushu Itteki-bunko