The Japan TimesTokyo 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
NewsbaseChina reshaping Central Asia's Russia-dominated nuclear landscape https://newsbase.com/story/china-reshaping-central-asia-s-russia-dominated-nuclear-landscape-424101?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #China #CentralAsia #NuclearEnergy #Russia #Geopolitics
ABC FeedsTrump 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.
#NuclearIssues #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #NuclearEnergy #UnrestConflictandWar #DefenceandNationalSecurity #Environment #ForeignAffairs #NuclearAccidentsandIncidents #LauraTingle
The Tech Owl@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
Electoral candidates in a Hokkaido district are braving the cold to get their messages out before the Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/politics/hokkaido-4-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #ldp #sanseito #cdp #komeito #hokkaido #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts
Kazakhstan to build a second nuclear power plant in Almaty region https://newsbase.com/story/kazakhstan-to-build-a-second-nuclear-power-plant-in-almaty-region-423731?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kazakhstan #NuclearEnergy #PowerPlant #Almaty #EnergyIndependence
Mark Martino“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
Many political parties in Japan are re-evaluating nuclear power nearly 15 years after the country's worst nuclear accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/politics/lower-house-election-nuclear-energy-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1
Uzbekistan non-committal on Rosatom offer to build nuclear ‘cluster’ https://newsbase.com/story/uzbekistan-non-committal-on-rosatom-offer-to-build-nuclear-cluster-423272?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Uzbekistan #Rosatom #NuclearEnergy #EnergyPolicy #SustainableEnergy
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
