The Hokkaido Electric Power Company said that on Tuesday evening, a worker accidentally fell into a gravel silo used to build a seawall while working on Unit 3 of the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant and died. According to reports, the company previously planned to restart the reactor in mid-December 2027. The Hokkaido Electric Power Company said in July that it is considering various plans to restart the Tomari nuclear power plant. A Hokkaido Electric Power Company spokesman said the company would “reconsider the restart date” after the investigation of the accident was completed. The Tomari Nuclear Power Plant is the only nuclear power plant on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

The Hokkaido Electric Power Company said that on Tuesday evening, a worker accidentally fell into a gravel silo used to build a seawall while working on Unit 3 of the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant and died. According to reports, the company previously planned to restart the reactor in mid-December 2027. The Hokkaido Electric Power Company said in July that it is considering various plans to restart the Tomari nuclear power plant. A Hokkaido Electric Power Company spokesman said the company would “reconsider the restart date” after the investigation of the accident was completed. The Tomari Nuclear Power Plant is the only nuclear power plant on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.