US EditionTEPCO Set to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant
TEPCO aims to resume commercial operation by late February after local approval; safety improvements and evacuation planning remain key concerns, officials said.
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For the first time since the nuclear disaster, the operator of the former Fukushima nuclear power plant wants to return to the grid. In the world's largest nuclear power plant, it is supposed to re-open the first block.
After the tsunami and the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Japan shut down its nuclear power plants. Germany also rose from nuclear energy. Now Japan wants to double the share of nuclear power.
TEPCO Set to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co is preparing to restart the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest in the world, on January 20. The Niigata Prefecture assembly approved a partial restart, marking TEPCO's first since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
TEPCO sets Jan. 20 for 1st reactor restart since Fukushima disaster
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided to restart a reactor northwest of Tokyo on Jan. 20, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday, after securing key local consent for the utility's first reactor reboot since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
The Japanese power company Tepco plans to reopen the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant (KK), the largest in the world by capacity, on January 20th after obtaining the approval of the local authorities, has confirmed the company. In a note, after detailing the inspections carried out to reactivate the 6th reactor of the plant, which remains inactive since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the firm has explained that it has requested the n…
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