Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, to replace the existing facility, the company said on Tuesday.

A Japanese power company unveiled plans for the country’s first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.

Tokyo Electric Power Company newly released plan reveals the challenges to decommissioning the Fukushima nuclear plant by the Japanese government's 2051 goal