National Oct 26, 2021
Japan's nuclear regulator inspects Tepco's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant
The plant has had a number of security problems, including the failure to fix dysfunctional equipment to detect intruders.
National May 9, 2021
A number of cases of unauthorized access have occurred at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant since January 2018.
National | ANALYSIS Apr 15, 2021
Tepco lapse a wake-up call for Japan's nuclear security protocols, expert says
by Osamu Tsukimori
The incident in Niigata is “of particular concern” because the potential security breaches lasted for months, a top expert in the field said.
National Mar 17, 2021
Japanese nuclear plant vulnerable to unauthorized entry for one year
The NRA has provisionally rated the breach at the plant at the worst level in terms of safety and severity, marking the first time it has given such an assessment.
National Aug 26, 2019
Tepco may consider scrapping one or more reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant
The host city’s mayor has made such decommissioning a condition for approving the restarts of two other reactors at the plant.
Editorials Oct 8, 2017
Given its scathing criticism of Tepco as late as June, the NRA's recent green light for the restart of two idled Tepco reactors in Niigata raises questions.
National Sep 8, 2017
Former Niigata Gov. Izumida to run on LDP ticket in Lower House by-election
Former Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Friday he intends to run with Liberal Democratic Party backing in next month's by-election to represent the Niigata No. 5 district in the Lower House. Izumida told senior local LDP members of his intention to run for the seat, ...
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Jul 15, 2017
A decade after Niigata's nuclear close call
by Jeff Kingston
On July 16, 2007, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the world's largest nuclear power complex at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa — a site that the government and Tepco had insisted was seismically safe.
National Apr 22, 2017
Tepco contemplates 2019 restart for giant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is planning to restart operations at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture in stages from April 2019, sources said. Tepco is considering reopening four of the seven reactors at the plant over a roughly three-year period through May 2021. ...
National Jan 5, 2017
'Several years' needed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant: Niigata governor
Restarting the world's largest nuclear power plant will likely take "several years," the governor of Niigata Prefecture said Thursday, highlighting the difficulty of concluding the nuclear disaster reviews sparked by the triple core meltdown of March 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., better known ...
National Aug 24, 2016
Two Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors may pass geared-up safety checks by March
Nuclear regulators have decided to gear up the safety assessment of two reactors operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in central Japan, raising the possibility of finishing the process by next March, sources said Tuesday. Reactor Nos. 6 and 7 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ...
Business Feb 16, 2015
Tepco to mull rate hike if it can't restart Niigata nuclear complex
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will need to consider raising electricity rates for the first time since 2012 unless it can restart the world's biggest nuclear plant. Resumption of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa station in Niigata Prefecture is essential for sustaining profits, Tepco President Naomi ...