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TEPCO Delays Kashiwazaki Kariwa Plant Operation to April

3/23/2026

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TEPCO, Tokyo Electric Power Company, postponed the Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant's commercial operation in Niigata prefecture until April, after initially setting March 25.
On March 22, TEPCO resumed power generation at a reactor after replacing a cracked metal part that caused a fault signal.
Earlier in March, an alarm at No. 6 reactor indicated a potential electricity leak, but TEPCO confirmed it was caused by a damaged electric conductor.

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TEPCO, Tokyo Electric Power Company, postponed the Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant's commercial operation in Niigata prefecture until April, after initially setting March 25.
On March 22, TEPCO resumed power generation at a reactor after replacing a cracked metal part that caused a fault signal.
Earlier in March, an alarm at No. 6 reactor indicated a potential electricity leak, but TEPCO confirmed it was caused by a damaged electric conductor.