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26.02.26 - 11:24
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Court Rejects Bid to Halt Western Japan N-Reactor (Nippon)
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Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Pref., Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking to stop operations of the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime. "It cannot be acknowledged that there exists any concrete danger to the plaintiffs' lives or bodies," Presiding Judge Akira Ogawa of the Iwakuni br......
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25.02.26 - 13:49
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TEPCO Unveils New Robot Arm for Nuclear Debris Removal (Nippon)
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Fukushima, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a new robot arm to be used in the project to remove nuclear fuel debris at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in northeastern Japan. TEPCO plans to begin setting up the robot arm next month and is expected to start the third trial of collecting nuclear debris from the No. 2 reac......
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25.02.26 - 05:48
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TEPCO Employee Improperly Shared Confidential N-Plant Documents (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)--A Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. employee shared confidential documents on a nuclear power plant within the company improperly, according to a Nuclear Regulation Authority report. This adds to a series of problems with TEPCO's handling of sensitive information related to antiterrorism measures at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefec......
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24.02.26 - 09:42
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Reactor Restarted after Scheduled Halt (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)--The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, was brought back online on Tuesday after a scheduled brief halt. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. reactivated the reactor at 6:25 a.m. after the suspension since Friday, part of procedures for a full-scale restart of a reactor that has been offline for......
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20.02.26 - 13:06
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Kansai Electric′s Mori Selected Head of Power Utility Group (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairman. Mori, 63, assumed the position at the industry group, which comprises the country's 10 major power utilities, the same day. The appointment came after the previous head, Chubu Electric Power Co. President Ki......
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20.02.26 - 07:54
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TEPCO Halts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Reactor for Inspections (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday suspended operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for inspections, part of procedures for restarting a reactor that has been offline for an extended period. The reactor began operations for the first time in about 14 years on Jan. 21. T......
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18.02.26 - 09:36
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Tohoku Electric Submits Improvement Plan over Flawed N-Plant Tests (Nippon)
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Aomori, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Wednesday submitted a set of corrective measures following improper performance tests for antiterror equipment at the Higashidori nuclear plant in northeastern Japan. The testing irregularities at the power station in the village of Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture, partly resulted from a lack of awareness of the importance of the wor......
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16.02.26 - 14:36
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TEPCO′s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Restarts Power Transmission (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 16 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Monday began sending electricity from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, to the Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in about 14 years. The No. 6 reactor at the plant, which was restarted earlier this year, began generating and transmitting power at 10 p.m. TEPCO plans......
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14.02.26 - 13:00
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TEPCO Fixes Instrument Glitch at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday it has fixed a malfunction found in a measuring instrument for the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, by replacing parts. Due to the malfunction, the planned start of power generation and transmission from the reactor scheduled for Monday aftern......
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12.02.26 - 09:24
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Japan Restarts World′s Largest Nuclear Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima Shutdown (ZeroHedge)
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Japan Restarts World's Largest Nuclear Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima Shutdown
Japan resumed operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant this week, marking a key development in the country's return to nuclear energy almost 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
The reactor is located at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, in Japan's Niigata Prefecture.
It is the world's first nuclear power plant to use an advanced boiling water reactor.
Panoramic view of units 5-7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa's total capacity is 8.2 GW, which is enough to power a few million homes.
The site is operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which also ran the Fukushima plant.
While the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility was not damaged by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, all seven of its reactors have remained offline since the accident amid tightened safety requirements and public scrutiny.
We noted back in December, Niigata prefecture's assemb...
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09.02.26 - 10:24
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TEPCO′s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor Back Online (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it restarted the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture the same day after a series of control rod-related problems, aiming to bring it back into commercial operation on March 18. If things go smoothly, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit will be the first TEPCO reactor to operate......
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06.02.26 - 04:00
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TEPCO to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 Reactor Mon. (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. announced Friday that it will restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday. TEPCO restarted the reactor on Jan. 21 for the first time in 13 years and 10 months, but brought it to a cold shutdown two days later after an alarm indicated about 5 and a half......
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