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Tepco Delays Kashiwazaki Kariwa Commercial Operation Until April At Earliest

By David Dalton
20 March 2026

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Tepco Delays Kashiwazaki Kariwa Commercial Operation Until April At Earliest
The central control room at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6 nuclear power plant in Japan. Courtesy Tepoco.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said on Thursday (19 March) that Unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, is expected to start commercial operation in April at the earliest, later than initially planned for Wednesday.

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