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Tepco Restarts Niigata Nuclear Plant After 14 Years

Filed: Apr 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Summary: Tepco resumes operations at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, restarting reactor No. 6 after a delay of about 50 days.
WHO: Tepco
WHAT: Resumed commercial operations at the Niigata nuclear power plant
WHEN: Apr 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM ET
WHERE: Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
WHY: Part of a scheduled process
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