Operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant prepares to restart another plant
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Monday that it has obtained permission from safety regulators to start loading atomic fuel into a reactor at its only operable plant in north-central Japan, which it is keen to restart for the first time since the 2011 disaster.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, or TEPCO, said that it obtained the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s approval to load nuclear fuel into the No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata and it was to start the process later Monday. The loading of the 872 sets of fuel assemblies is expected to take a few weeks.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, which is the world’s biggest, has been offline since 2012 as part of nationwide reactor shutdowns in response to the March 2011 triple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Related articles
Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Yohan Ramírez from the New York Mets for2024-05-21- (Xinhua) 10:30, October 27, 2023This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 26,2024-05-21
Olivier Awards 2024: Sarah Snook stuns in a black velvet dress ahead of Best Actress win for her one
Sarah Snook wowed in black velvet as she arrived at the Olivier Awards 2024 - where she won Best Ac2024-05-21Hong Kong's first satellite manufacturing center launched
(Ecns.cn) 17:22, July 26, 2023Photo shows the Aerospace Control Center at the Hong Kong Satellite Ma2024-05-21Insider Q&A: CIA's chief technologist's cautious embrace of generative AI
Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster. At the Central Intelligence Agency,2024-05-21China announces goodwill delegation to the DPRK
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Tuesday that Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing2024-05-21
atest comment