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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☢️ Meta expands nuclear power ambitions to include Bill Gates’ startup
｢ Meta has forged agreements with three nuclear power providers in an effort to secure the vast amount of electricity it needs to power AI data centers. The agreements with TerraPower (which is backed by Bill Gates), Oklo (backed by Sam Altman), and Vistra are expected to deliver 6.6 gigawatts of energy for Meta’s projects by 2035 — which is enough energy to power Ireland ｣
https://www.theverge.com/news/859751/meta-nuclear-energy-plant-agreements-ai-data-centers
☢️ Meta expands nuclear power ambitions to include Bill Gates’ startup
｢ Meta has forged agreements with three nuclear power providers in an effort to secure the vast amount of electricity it needs to power AI data centers. The agreements with TerraPower (which is backed by Bill Gates), Oklo (backed by Sam Altman), and Vistra are expected to deliver 6.6 gigawatts of energy for Meta’s projects by 2035 — which is enough energy to power Ireland ｣
https://www.theverge.com/news/859751/meta-nuclear-energy-plant-agreements-ai-data-centers
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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
An employee of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority misplaced their work-issued smartphone containing highly sensitive contact information while traveling in China late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/nra-phone-china-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nra #china #shanghai #phones #nuclearenergy #privacy
Otsu District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by residents of Osaka and Shiga prefectures to shut down three Kansai Electric Power nuclear plants in Fukui Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/crime-legal/court-dismissal-fukui-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #otsu #osaka #fukui #nuclearenergy #japanesecourts #kepco
Tepco President Tomiaki Kobayakawa says the company will apply lessons learned from the meltdown of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it restarts the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on Jan. 20. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-january-20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tomiakikobayakawa
Tepco President Tomiaki Kobayakawa says the company will apply lessons learned from the meltdown of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it restarts the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on Jan. 20. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-january-20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tomiakikobayakawa
Japan is taking the final step to allow the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant as the country makes a return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/kashiwazaki-nuclear-power-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #tepco #fukushimano1 #hideyohanazumi
South Korea may need to pursue a separate bilateral accord with the U.S. to secure the right to build nuclear-powered submarines, the country’s national security adviser said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-submarines-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #nuclearenergy #submarines #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
Over 40% of people in Japan support restarting nuclear power plants nationwide, an opinion poll has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/nuclear-plant-restart-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #nuclearenergy
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hokkaido-governor-approves-tomari-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomarinuclearpowerplant #nuclearenergy
Japan dropped out of plans to build a major nuclear power plant in Vietnam because the time frame is too tight, Japanese ambassador Naoki Ito said, possibly complicating Vietnam's strategy to avoid new power shortages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/companies/japan-exits-vietnam-nuke-project/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nuclearenergy #vietnamjapanrelations #naokiito #ninhthuan #russia
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki inspected Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Tepco on Tuesday opened the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to the press to demonstrate the safety of the unit, which the firm aims to bring back online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-nuclear-power-plant-opened-to-press/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tepco