A petition seeking to stop the operation of the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power’s Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture has been dismissed by a court. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/27/japan/crime-legal/court-rejection-ikata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #earthquakes #yamaguchi #japanesecourts #nuclearenergy #ikata #kumamoto #mountains
A Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings employee has been found by the Nuclear Regulation Authority to have improperly handled confidential documents on a nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/tepco-confidential-documents-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #terrorism #nra
The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture was brought back online after a scheduled brief halt that was carried out for inspections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-reactor-restarted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #restarts
The incumbent mayor of a Hokkaido village who supports a survey for selecting a nuclear waste disposal site secured reelection on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/politics/hokkaido-kamoenai-mayor-reelection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #kamoenai #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy
Tohoku Electric Power has submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority a set of corrective measures following the revelation last year of improper performance testing of antiterror equipment at a nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/society/tohoku-electric-improvement-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tohokuelectricpower #nuclearenergy #aomori #higashidori
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has begun sending electricity from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture to the Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in about 14 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/japan-kashiwazaki-nuke-plant-power-transmission-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco
Fifteen years after the Fukushima disaster, evacuees still face a painful choice: Keep ties to hometowns they can’t return to, or transfer residency to rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/japan-fukushima-evacuees-residency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #saitama #localgovernment
Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying, days before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/world/politics/iran-energy-mining-aircraft-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #us #nuclearenergy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said 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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/15/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-kariwa-glitch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #restarts
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) restarted a reactor at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant Monday, after an issue last month delayed the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-reactor-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture on Monday after having shut it down in January due to an alarm error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Electoral candidates in a Hokkaido district are braving the cold to get their messages out before the Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/politics/hokkaido-4-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #ldp #sanseito #cdp #komeito #hokkaido #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts
Many political parties in Japan are re-evaluating nuclear power nearly 15 years after the country's worst nuclear accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/politics/lower-house-election-nuclear-energy-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm, while Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor's design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings is looking to make cost cuts amounting to ¥3.1 trillion over 10 years through business streamlining, reduced investment and asset sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/26/companies/tepco-new-biz-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #nuclearenergy #energy #fukushimano1
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has begun an on-site probe of Chubu Electric Power’s headquarters over earthquake risk data fraud linked to the company’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/chubu-electric-hq-inspection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #hamaoka #fraud #shizuoka #energy
An alarm sounds and Tepco suspends restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world's largest nuclear reactor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will begin an inspection of Chubu Electric Power's headquarters over falsified earthquake risk data at Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #hamaoka #nuclearenergy #shizuoka
Control rod alarm sounds at restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor No. 6 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
People living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture are divided in their views over the restart of a reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/society/japan-kashiwazaki-kariwa-nulcear-power-plant-restart-local-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1 #311