Tokyo Electric Power delays Kashiwazaki Kariwa reactor restart to Wednesday after alarm malfunction
Tokyo Electric Power delayed its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor restart to Wednesday for checks. The move marks its first operational restart since 2011.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) delayed the restart of reactor No. 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan 
JP from January 20 to January 21, 2026. The postponement was necessary to conduct equipment checks investigating an alarm malfunction. As of early Wednesday, January 21, the equipment in question was functioning normally according to a statement from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). This restart represents the first time the company has brought a reactor back online since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi reactor meltdown.
JP from January 20 to January 21, 2026. The postponement was necessary to conduct equipment checks investigating an alarm malfunction. As of early Wednesday, January 21, the equipment in question was functioning normally according to a statement from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). This restart represents the first time the company has brought a reactor back online since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi reactor meltdown.
