At around 23:55 local time on August 8, Kansai Electric Power Company Ohi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, a related alarm was triggered due to an abnormal internal device in the generator, and the reactor automatically stopped operating. Kansai Electric Power said the accident will not have a radioactive impact on the surrounding environment. Unit 3 of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, which is also owned by Kansai Electric Power Company, also took manual shutdown measures in May of this year due to steam leaks from steam turbines.

At around 23:55 local time on August 8, Kansai Electric Power Company Ohi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, a related alarm was triggered due to an abnormal internal device in the generator, and the reactor automatically stopped operating. Kansai Electric Power said the accident will not have a radioactive impact on the surrounding environment. Unit 3 of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, which is also owned by Kansai Electric Power Company, also took manual shutdown measures in May of this year due to steam leaks from steam turbines.