TEPCO reactivates 2nd reactor in Niigata

TEPCO reactivates 2nd reactor in Niigata

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Scandal-hit Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on June 18 reactivated the No. 7 reactor in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. The reactor is the second of 17 nuclear reactors shut down following revelations last year that it falsified safety reports. (Kyodo)

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