Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture on Monday after having shut it down in January due to an alarm error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Tepco to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 reactor on Monday

Tepco restarted the reactor on Jan. 21 for the first time in 13 years and 10 months but soon shut it down following an alarm that went off due to an error with its settings.

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China reshaping Central Asia's Russia-dominated nuclear landscape | Newsbase

Trump leaves 'door wide open' to nuclear arms race
By Laura Tingle

The last remaining nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia has come to an end at a time of global instability.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/start-treaty-russia-america-donald-trump-nuclear-arms-race/106303426

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Trump leaves 'door wide open' to nuclear arms race

The last remaining nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia has come to an end at a time of global instability. 

@krutonium I did not know that. I will say that I still prefer nuclear energy. In the famous words of HAL9000, most of the meltdowns that occurred was "due to human error". If there are redundancy build in nuclear plants, and all safety procedures are followed, radiation exposure should be minimal. #nuclearenergy #electricity #power
Fiery campaigns in freezing weather: Inside Hokkaido’s No. 4 district race

Old rivals go head to head amid cold temperatures as both candidates keep a wary eye on a looming newcomer.

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Kazakhstan to build a second nuclear power plant in Almaty region | Newsbase

“The Trump Administration is excluding new experimental reactors being built at sites around the U.S. from a major environmental law that would have required them to disclose how their construction and operation might harm the environment. The law also typically required a written, public assessment of the possible consequences of a nuclear accident.” #environment #nuclearenergy #EPA

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696525/trump-nuclear-safety-regulations-environmental-review

Nuclear power gains parties' support as energy becomes key election issue

Each party's nuclear stance may be scrutinized before the Feb. 8 election following fraud at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Uzbekistan non-committal on Rosatom offer to build nuclear ‘cluster’ | Newsbase

Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm, while Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor's design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm

A Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor's design.

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