Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: People's Republic of China in Russian – People's Republic of China in Russian –
An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Japan's TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) has resumed power generation and transmission from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan's Niigata Prefecture.
Reactor No. 6 at the plant restarted earlier this year and began supplying power to the Tokyo metropolitan area at 10 p.m. Monday local time for the first time in about 14 years, since Japan shut down nuclear power following the meltdown at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011.
TEPCO plans to increase the reactor's 1.35 million kilowatt capacity to 50 percent before temporarily shutting it down on or after Friday to inspect the power-generating equipment. If progress meets expectations, the company plans to increase power generation to 100 percent and resume commercial operations on March 18.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, located approximately 220 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, is the world's largest nuclear power plant by potential capacity. The restart of Reactor No. 6 at this seven-unit complex marked the first start-up of a TEPCO-operated unit since the Fukushima Daiichi accident. This sparked local resistance amid criticism that the plant is located on an active seismic fault zone.
Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source. It represents an accurate account of the source's assertions and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.