TEPCO resumed operations at 2 reactors after problems reported

TEPCO resumed operations at 2 reactors after problems reported

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1998 shows the shroud at the No. 3 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO resumed operations of reactors at its two nuclear power plants without conducting inspections, even after the company received reports of possible problems.

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