Having been granted government approval for the use of mixed uranium and plutonium (MOX) fuel in reactors, Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co Inchas announced that it plans to start using the fuel at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station from 2010.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) granted approval for three of Japan's utilities to use MOX at five reactors initially and by 2011 the industry aims to use it at some 16 to 18 reactors.
The Hamaoka station is located in Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture of central Japan. The station houses five reactors with a combined capacity of 5 GW.
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