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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.

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NRA chief opines on Takahama nuke plant's safety

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, about a report that the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, have cleared the NRA's tougher safety requirements. The clearance is a step toward reactivating the idled reactors.

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2 Takahama plant reactors to clear major safety hurdle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast. The idled Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant are set to clear the initial hurdle on Dec. 17 to being brought back online, possibly next year, despite persisting public concerns over nuclear safety in the face of the Fukushima meltdowns.

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Rally against reactor restart

FUKUI, Japan - Around 2,200 people gather in the city of Fukui on June 17, 2012, to rally against the central government's plan to restart two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Kyoto, Shiga governors

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada hold a press conference in Kyoto on April 17, 2012. They unveiled a proposal to the central government on its nuclear policy, following discussions about the reactivation of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi speaks at a news conference at the Hokkaido government office in Sapporo on Aug. 17, 2011. The No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido resumed commercial operation the same day after Takahashi officially gave her approval, becoming the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups to resume commercial operation in Japan in the wake of the Fukushima crisis.

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Takahashi (L), head of the Tokyo office of Hokkaido Electric Power Co., receives a certificate for the completion of regular inspection of the Tomari nuclear power plant's reactor from Tetsuya Yamamoto, head of the nuclear power inspection division of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2011. The same day HEPCO resumed commercial operation of the No. 3 reactor, the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups in the wake of the Fukushima crisis to restart commercial operation.

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TEPCO aims to achieve 'cold shutdown' for reactors in 6-9 months

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (front) bows in an apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2011. He said TEPCO aims to bring the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to a stable condition known as a ''cold shutdown'' in about six to nine months, while trying to achieve a ''steady reduction'' in levels of radiation leaks in about three months.

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Tokyo police to spray water on Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - This undated handout photo shows a water cannon truck of the Metropolitan Police Department. The Tokyo police prepared to spray water from the truck in an attempt to cool down reactors at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 17, 2011, after efforts by the Self-Defense Forces to drop water at the plant from helicopters earlier in the day. (Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Department)

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Kansai Electric begins safety checks on 3 reactors

TSURUGA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. begins checking the safety of pipes at three nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture on Aug. 17 after the fatal accident on Aug. 9 at the utility's Mihama nuclear power plant. Checks shown in photo were conducted at the No. 2 reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.

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No. 4 reactor in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

NIIGATA, Japan - Industry minister Takeo Hiranuma (standing) declares at the Niigata prefectural assembly on July 9 that the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is safe. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) shut down all of its 17 reactors after revelations last August that the utility had falsified safety reports.

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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.

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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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Local gov't leaders approve resumption of TEPCO reactor

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama (R), Kashiwazaki Mayor Masazumi Saikawa (C) and Hiroo Shinada (L), head of Kariwa village, hold talks at the Niigata prefectural office on May 7. They approved the resumption of operations at the No. 6 reactor in Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor is one of 17 TEPCO nuclear reactors that were shut down following a defect cover-up scandal.

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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on March 17, 2022. Japan's nuclear regulator said data shows no abnormalities with reactors and facilities at the complex after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit off northeastern Japan late March 16.

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Kansai Electric begins safety checks on 3 reactors

TSURUGA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. begins checking the safety of pipes at three nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture on Aug. 17 after the fatal accident on Aug. 9 at the utility's Mihama nuclear power plant. Checks shown in photo were conducted at the No. 2 reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant. (Kyodo)

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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ikata plant's No. 3 reactor to clear safety hurdle

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2015, shows Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands. Its No. 3 reactor will clear a major safety hurdle toward resumption on May 20, following four other reactors -- two at the Sendai complex and two at the Takahama plant -- in obtaining safety approval by the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ikata plant's No. 3 reactor to clear safety hurdle

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2015, shows Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands. Its No. 3 reactor will clear a major safety hurdle toward resumption on May 20, following four other reactors -- two at the Sendai complex and two at the Takahama plant -- in obtaining safety approval by the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KEPCO decides to decommission 2 Mihama units

File photo taken May 2013 shows the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Mihama nuclear power station in the central Japan town of Mihama. Its operator Kansai Electric Power Co. decided on March 17, 2015, to decommission the two units, which have been operating for more than 40 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows (from R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, crippled by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The top photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 17, 2011, six days after the earthquake, and the bottom photo taken from a helicopter on Feb. 14, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, showing tanks storing water contaminated with low-toxicity radioactive tritium used to cool the reactors.

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Hokkaido utility unveils command center to deal with nuke emergencies

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. unveils to media on Sept. 17, 2015, its command center in the event of a serious accident involving any of the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors at its nuclear power station in Tomari in the northernmost Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 17, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces the same day dropped water on the No. 3 reactor of the plant using helicopters, in an unprecedented move, as it was feared the reactor may have released radioactive steam due to damage to its containment vessel. The photo, showing reactors (from R to L) No. 1 through 4, was taken more than 30 kilometers offshore from the site shortly before the start of the water-dropping operation. (Kyodo)

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi speaks at a news conference at the Hokkaido government office in Sapporo on Aug. 17, 2011. The No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido resumed commercial operation the same day after Takahashi officially gave her approval, becoming the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups to resume commercial operation in Japan in the wake of the Fukushima crisis. (Kyodo)

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Takahashi (L), head of the Tokyo office of Hokkaido Electric Power Co., receives a certificate for the completion of regular inspection of the Tomari nuclear power plant's reactor from Tetsuya Yamamoto, head of the nuclear power inspection division of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2011. The same day HEPCO resumed commercial operation of the No. 3 reactor, the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups in the wake of the Fukushima crisis to restart commercial operation. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo shows the buildings housing the No.1 (L) and No. 2 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 6, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, on May 17 released 40 photos capturing what's going on at the plant, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)(Kyodo)

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Kyoto, Shiga governors

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada hold a press conference in Kyoto on April 17, 2012. They unveiled a proposal to the central government on its nuclear policy, following discussions about the reactivation of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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TEPCO aims to achieve 'cold shutdown' for reactors in 6-9 months

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (front) bows in an apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2011. He said TEPCO aims to bring the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to a stable condition known as a ''cold shutdown'' in about six to nine months, while trying to achieve a ''steady reduction'' in levels of radiation leaks in about three months. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo police to spray water on Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - This undated handout photo shows a water cannon truck of the Metropolitan Police Department. The Tokyo police prepared to spray water from the truck in an attempt to cool down reactors at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 17, 2011, after efforts by the Self-Defense Forces to drop water at the plant from helicopters earlier in the day. (Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Department)(Kyodo)

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Fukushima nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 17, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces the same day dropped water on the No. 3 reactor of the plant using helicopters, in an unprecedented move, as it was feared the reactor may have released radioactive steam due to damage to its containment vessel. The photo, showing reactors (from R to L) No. 1 through 4, was taken more than 30 kilometers offshore from the site shortly before the start of the water-dropping operation. (Kyodo)

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NRA chief opines on Takahama nuke plant's safety

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, about a report that the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, have cleared the NRA's tougher safety requirements. The clearance is a step toward reactivating the idled reactors. (Kyodo)

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2 Takahama plant reactors to clear major safety hurdle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast. The idled Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant are set to clear the initial hurdle on Dec. 17 to being brought back online, possibly next year, despite persisting public concerns over nuclear safety in the face of the Fukushima meltdowns. (Kyodo)

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Court orders suspension of Ehime nuclear reactor

File photo taken Jan. 13, 2020, shows (from L) Nos. 3, 1 and 2 reactors of the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 17 ordered its operator Shikoku Electric Power Co. to suspend the No. 3 reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit over restarting nuclear reactors in Japan

Plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Fukuoka District Court in southwestern Japan on June 17, 2019, following the court's dismissal of their demand that the Nuclear Regulation Authority's 2014 approval for the restart of two reactors operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture be revoked. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit over restarting nuclear reactors in Japan

Plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Fukuoka District Court in southwestern Japan on June 17, 2019, following the court's dismissal of their demand that the Nuclear Regulation Authority's 2014 approval for the restart of two reactors operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture be revoked. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit over restarting nuclear reactors in Japan

Plaintiffs head to the Fukuoka District Court in southwestern Japan ahead of a ruling on June 17, 2019, on their lawsuit seeking to nullify the Nuclear Regulation Authority's 2014 approval for the restart of two reactors operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The court dismissed the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 3 reactor to be reactivated

File photo taken May 17, 2017, shows the Nos. 3 (L) and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. It was reported on May 30 that the utility plans to resume operation of the No. 3 unit probably on June 6. The No. 4 reactor was reactivated on May 17 amid persistent public concern over the safety of nuclear power. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai Electric restarts nuclear reactor at Takahama plant

Photo taken on May 17, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 3 (back) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility the same day reactivated the No. 4 reactor that had been suspended by a court ruling, with the aim of starting its commercial operation in mid-June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai Electric restarts nuclear reactor at Takahama plant

Photo taken on May 17, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 3 (L) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility the same day reactivated the No. 4 reactor that had been suspended by a court ruling, with the aim of starting its commercial operation in mid-June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols around Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast on May 17, 2017, when the utility will reactive the No. 4 reactor (R) there to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols around Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast on May 17, 2017, when the utility will reactive the No. 4 reactor there to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

Police officers stand guard in front of the gate of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast on May 17, 2017, when the utility will reactive the No. 4 reactor there to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

Police officers stand guard in front of the gate of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast on May 17, 2017, when the utility will reactive the No. 4 reactor there to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

Photo taken May 17, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility plans to reactive the unit later in the day to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

Photo taken May 17, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front on R) of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility plans to reactive the unit later in the day to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama No. 4 reactor to be reactivated

Photo taken May 17, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility plans to reactive the unit later in the day to bring the total number of online commercial nuclear reactors across Japan to four. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't, TEPCO found liable for Fukushima nuclear disaster for 1st time

Photo taken March 10, 2017, shows the Nos. 1-4 reactor buildings (from front) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where three reactors melted down following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. The Maebashi District Court on March 17, 2017, ruled that negligence by the central government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in preparing anti-tsunami measures played a part in the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. 4 reactor in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

NIIGATA, Japan - Industry minister Takeo Hiranuma (standing) declares at the Niigata prefectural assembly on July 9 that the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is safe. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) shut down all of its 17 reactors after revelations last August that the utility had falsified safety reports. (Kyodo)

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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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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. (Kyodo)