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Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

Headline from Digital Journal, from the development of Jan 21, 2026

Newest development Jan 22, 2026 · 2 reportsJapan shuts reactor at world’s biggest nuclear plant a day after restart

The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan Thursday just hours after the process began, its operator said, but the

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    Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Japan shuts reactor at world’s biggest nuclear plant a day after restart

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Japan to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after 15-year shutdown (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Petition signed by 40,000 relays concerns over risk of seismic activity in vicinity of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant.

  2. Digital Journal

    Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant Wednesday (opens Digital Journal)

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    The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said,

  3. Oil Price

    Japan Restarts Its Largest Nuclear Plant Thirteen Years After Fukushima (opens Oil Price)

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    Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at its largest power plant for the first time since Fukushima, signaling a cautious but decisive shift back toward nuclear energy to bolster energy security and meet decarbonization goals.

  4. The Week

    15 years after Fukushima, is Japan right to restart its reactors? (opens The Week)

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    Japan has restarted the world’s largest nuclear power plant over the objections of neighbors who fear another calamity

  5. Al Jazeera

    Japan shuts reactor at world’s biggest nuclear plant a day after restart (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Restart of No 6 reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant suspended after malfunction related to control rods.

  6. Oil Price

    Japan’s Largest Nuclear Plant Hit by New Halt After Brief Restart (opens Oil Price)

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    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Wednesday it has halted operations at a reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant just one day after restarting the unit

  7. Digital Journal

    Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant (opens Digital Journal)

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    The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan Thursday just hours after the process began, its operator said, but the

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