Reactivated TEPCO nuke reactor starts generating power

Reactivated TEPCO nuke reactor starts generating power

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - The No. 6 reactor of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture begins generating electricity May 9, after being reactivated two days earlier. The reactor was one of the 17 TEPCO nuclear reactors that were shut down in stages and taken out of operation from April 15 for safety checks after the company's cover-up of defects and falsification of safety reports were uncovered in August 2002.

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