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Fukushima Plant Operator Intends to Restart Reactors Elsewhere via The New York Times

[…] The Tokyo Electric Power Company, known as Tepco, said it would soon apply to restart two of the seven reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s biggest nuclear power station by capacity. That plant, about 140 miles northeast of … Continue reading

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Niigata governor blasts TEPCO for applying for screening to reactivate nuclear plant via The Mainichi

NIIGATA — Gov. Hirohiko Izumida has bitterly criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for suggesting that it will apply for a safety inspection of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in the prefecture in a bid to reactivate the idled power … Continue reading

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TEPCO seeks screening to restart nuclear reactors with eye on grim financial status via The Mainichi

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced it will ask the Nuclear Regulation Authority as early as July 8 to assess two reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart them. TEPCO’s hurried move stems from its grim financial … Continue reading

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Kyushu Electric Plans to Restart Reactor After Repairing Fault via Bloomberg Businessweek

By Tsuyoshi Inajima Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it plans to restart a reactor at its Genkai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan that was shut due to a malfunction in early October. Should the reactor be … Continue reading

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