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
A high court has dismissed a petition seeking to halt the operations of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power’s Genkai nuclear power station in southwestern Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/nuclear-plant-halt-petition-dismissed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #kyushuelectric #nuclearenergy #genkai #saga
Tecpo has restarted its reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s largest nuclear plant, which had been shut down in 2012 following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) plans to postpone the restart, scheduled for Tuesday, of the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/japan-kashiwazaki-nuclear-power-plant-restart-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has said that an alert system did not work during a test operation of the idled No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, potentially delaying its restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-nuclear-plant-error/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco #niigata
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided its secretariat will conduct an on-site inspection of Chubu Electric Power over the company’s data fraud regarding earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #shizuoka
TEPCO has submitted a new business reconstruction program to the government, featuring plans to seek partners for its operations related to data centers and decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/11/companies/tepco-business-reconstruction-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukushima #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #fukushimano1
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Meanwhile in Japan
"Japan’s nuclear watchdog halts plant’s reactor safety screening over falsified data"
https://apnews.com/article/japan-hamaoka-nuclear-fabrication-data-893d7cf94e790ffb51cb1cf85254d658
Everything about the safety of nuclear energy the companies tell you is a scam.
Meanwhile in Japan
"Japan’s nuclear watchdog halts plant’s reactor safety screening over falsified data"
https://apnews.com/article/japan-hamaoka-nuclear-fabrication-data-893d7cf94e790ffb51cb1cf85254d658
Everything about the safety of nuclear energy the companies tell you is a scam.
Japan's nuclear regulator said it was halting the screening needed to restart Chubu Electric Power's only nuclear power plant after the company reported inappropriate seismic data handling for the regulatory review. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/hamaoka-nuclear-plant-screening-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #utilities #nra #restarts #earthquakes #shizuoka #hamaoka