Nuclear News Roundup Jun 06, 2017 Unit 3 of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukui prefecture was restarted today, plant owner Kansai Electric Power Company has announced. Takahama 4 - which had also been kept offline since March 2016 by a court injunction - was restarted last month, joining three other reactors in operation. World-nuclear-news.org Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to have the court force the federal government to re-channel its funds and activities towards a spent nuclear fuel (SNF) storage solution at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Nuclearstreet.com Despite President Donald Trump's bold proclamation that a North Korean nuclear missile capable of hitting the US "won't happen," Kim Jong Un appears to be well on his way to an intercontinental ballistic missile that can flatten Washington faster than many thought he could. Businessinsider.com The corporate owner of Millstone said Monday it will reconsider keeping the Waterford nuclear plant open or making other unspecified changes if the legislature fails to back a measure broadening its access to electricity markets. Courant.com
