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Niigata assembly's approval enables Tokyo Electric Power Co to restart operations, potentially boosting Tokyo's electricity supply by 2%, while public opposition remains significant.
- Coming in early 2026, Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi approved the restart of KK's Unit 6, with TEPCO planning to bring it online around Jan 20, 2026, for a soft launch.
- Tokyo has suffered power shortages in recent years, prompting the LDP-led Strategic Energy Plan to stress maximum utilisation of nuclear power as Japan's energy self-sufficiency stands at 15.2 per cent with nuclear at 10.5 per cent, targeting 20 per cent by March 2041.
- Preparing Units 6 and 7, Tokyo Electric Power Company completed 1.2 trillion yen in upgrades including a 15m-tall seawall, 20 backup generator vehicles, 42 truck-mounted fire pumps, and a 20,000 cu m reservoir.
- The plant's 8.2 gigawatt capacity could supply more than 13 million homes, and TEPCO pledged a 100 billion yen fund over 10 years to support Niigata's local economy.
- Despite engaging over 40,000 residents, TEPCO still faces public distrust and local opposition in Niigata, where 50% support and 47% oppose restart, a Dec 11 survey shows.
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Almost 15 years after Fukushima.
Japan Ready To Resurrect World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After Meltdown
by Audrey Streb at CDN - Japan may reopen the world’s largest nuclear power plant nearly 15 years after the country shuttered its reactors following the Fukushima disaster, according to multiple reports. Over some local protests, the Niigata prefectural assembly voted to reopen the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on Monday, according to multiple reports. The plant was among 54 reactors taken offline after the … Click to read the rest HERE-> Japan Ready…
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vijesti.meJapan has taken the last step towards restoring the operation of the largest nuclear power plant in the world, which is a turning point in the country's return to nuclear energy after almost 15 years since the disaster in Fukushima, writes the Japanese newspaper Japan Times (Japan Times).
Japan reopening nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima
Japan‘s largest nuclear power plant is planning to partially reopen, sparking anxiety in a nation repeatedly traumatized by the technology. The Niigata Prefectural Assembly voted on Monday to resume operations of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant, which was closed alongside over 50 other reactors after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the utility company that was in charge of the Fukushima plant, wi…
Japan's regional assembly on Monday approved a plan to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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