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World’s biggest nuclear plant fires up 1,356MW reactor after 13-year freeze

Japan has taken a cautious but unmistakable step toward reviving large-scale nuclear power, beginning fuel loading at the ...
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World’s largest nuclear plant restarts 1,356MW reactor after Fukushima shutdown

Japan has taken a major step in its nuclear recovery after restarting unit 6 ...

Something Strange Is Living—and Thriving—Below Fukushima’s Dead Reactors

Ionizing radiation apparently didn’t prevent some types of bacteria from breeding in the water, but astonishingly, they are ...

Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO to shut down again hours after restart

The world's largest nuclear power plant is shutting down a reactor due to a glitch. The No. 6 reactor at Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant restarted Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 ...

The Reason Nuclear Reactors Glow Blue Is Surprisingly Simple

In comic books and movies, radiation often glows a bright green. In real life, though, the actual glow given off by nuclear ...

Japan Restarts Unit at World's Largest Nuclear Power Plant

The world's biggest nuclear power plant is again operating, after an earlier attempt to bring the facility back online was ...

TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor after determining cause of alarm trouble

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted a reactor at its seven-unit nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, ...

IAEA: Backup systems help to ensure nuclear reactors’ safety

While Russia and Ukraine continue targeting each other's energy infrastructure amid their war, backup systems are critical ...

TEPCO plans to restart halted nuclear reactor early next week: source

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. plans to restart a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, ...