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
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Japan Is Restarting Its #NuclearPower Program 15 Years After the #Fukushima Disaster
One of the surviving reactors at the #KashiwazakiKariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, to mixed reactions.
By Elizabeth Rayne, Published: Jan 28, 2026
Excerpt: "Despite the benefits [sic] of nuclear energy, not everyone is so sure about this move. The Japanese government’s strategic energy plan previously intended to reduce the use of nuclear power as much as possible, but as far back as 2021, it has been focused on incorporating nuclear back into its bank of power sources as a way to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. Its newest plan addresses the progress that has been made since the Fukushima disaster, admitting that the power plant failed to make improvements because of 'the myth [that] created the impression that meeting the standards and conditions set by the government and industry would eliminate all risks.'
"Some citizens see the return to nuclear power as a dismissal of caution."
#RethinkNotRestart #NoMoreFukushimas #TEPCOLies #KEPCOLies #NoNukes #RenewablesNow #Geothermal #Hotsprings #FukushimaIsntOver #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #Radiation #NuclearWasteIsForever
Japan Is Restarting Its #NuclearPower Program 15 Years After the #Fukushima Disaster
One of the surviving reactors at the #KashiwazakiKariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, to mixed reactions.
By Elizabeth Rayne, Published: Jan 28, 2026
Excerpt: "Despite the benefits [sic] of nuclear energy, not everyone is so sure about this move. The Japanese government’s strategic energy plan previously intended to reduce the use of nuclear power as much as possible, but as far back as 2021, it has been focused on incorporating nuclear back into its bank of power sources as a way to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. Its newest plan addresses the progress that has been made since the Fukushima disaster, admitting that the power plant failed to make improvements because of 'the myth [that] created the impression that meeting the standards and conditions set by the government and industry would eliminate all risks.'
"Some citizens see the return to nuclear power as a dismissal of caution."
#RethinkNotRestart #NoMoreFukushimas #TEPCOLies #KEPCOLies #NoNukes #RenewablesNow #Geothermal #Hotsprings #FukushimaIsntOver #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #Radiation #NuclearWasteIsForever
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' plan to restart its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture marks a major step forward for the company, but it is unclear if the company will be able to stabilize its earnings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/companies/tepco-biz-nuclear-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #fukushimano1
The governor of Niigata Prefecture, which is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant, is set to give the approval this week for the plant’s restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/niigata-governor-to-approve-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco
The governor of Niigata Prefecture will visit the site of the Fukushima disaster, a key trip before he decides on whether to approve the restart of a separate nuclear plant in his own region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/niigata-governor-fukushima-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #localgovernment #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tepco's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, before making a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-niigata-governor-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #restarts #localgovernment #nuclearenergy