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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - A display in the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture indicates that output of the reactor has fallen to zero at 0:06 a.m. on March 26, 2012. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service.

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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken 0:10 a.m. on March 26, 2012, shows the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, shortly after the reactor's operation was suspended. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service.

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Oi nuclear power plant

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in July 2011 shows the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Co. aims to resume operation of the plant's No. 3 reactor (2nd from L), making it the first of the utility's seven nuclear reactors currently shut down to resume operating, sources close to the matter said Sept. 15, 2011.

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Niigata gov't inspectors check Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Two officials from the Niigata prefectural government (foreground) investigating earthquake-triggered problems at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant are debriefed by Akio Takahashi (C, background), director of the power plant, on July 21. A powerful earthquake that struck the Kashiwazaki area on July 16 triggered a fire and leakage of low-level radioactive water at the nuclear plant, the largest in the world with seven reactors.

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coverups

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (far left) orders officials from four power companies to conduct additional checks, along with regular inspections, on their seven nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country.

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coverups

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari speaks at a press conference at his ministry on April 20 after ordering four power companies to conduct additional checks, along with regular inspections, on their seven nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country.

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(4)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Yosaku Fuji bows in apology at the outset of a press conference at the company's head office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 9. Earlier in the day, four works died and seven others were injured after high-temperature steam leaked from one of the reactors at the company's Mihama Nuclear Plant in Fukui Prefecture.

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(1)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Matsumura (R), managing director of Kansai Electric Power Co., briefs reporters about a steam leakage accident at the company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture at the company's head office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 9. Four workers died and seven others were injured after high-temperature steam leaked from one of the reactors at the plant.

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coveru

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (far left) orders officials from four power companies to conduct additional checks, along with regular inspections, on their seven nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country. (Kyodo)

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Gov't demands stricter checks at 7 nuclear plants to stem coveru

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari speaks at a press conference at his ministry on April 20 after ordering four power companies to conduct additional checks, along with regular inspections, on their seven nuclear power plants to prevent the recurrence of data falsification scandals involving nuclear reactors across the country. (Kyodo)

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Niigata gov't inspectors check Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Two officials from the Niigata prefectural government (foreground) investigating earthquake-triggered problems at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant are debriefed by Akio Takahashi (C, background), director of the power plant, on July 21. A powerful earthquake that struck the Kashiwazaki area on July 16 triggered a fire and leakage of low-level radioactive water at the nuclear plant, the largest in the world with seven reactors. (Kyodo)

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Oi nuclear power plant

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in July 2011 shows the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Co. aims to resume operation of the plant's No. 3 reactor (2nd from L), making it the first of the utility's seven nuclear reactors currently shut down to resume operating, sources close to the matter said Sept. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - A display in the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture indicates that output of the reactor has fallen to zero at 0:06 a.m. on March 26, 2012. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service. (Kyodo)

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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken 0:10 a.m. on March 26, 2012, shows the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, shortly after the reactor's operation was suspended. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service. (Kyodo)

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Genkai nuclear plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 23, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai, southwestern Japan. The No. 3 unit resumed operation the same day for the first time in over seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Genkai nuclear plant

Photo taken on March 23, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai, southwestern Japan. The No. 3 unit resumed operation the same day for the first time in over seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Genkai nuclear plant

Photo taken on March 23, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Genkai, southwestern Japan. The No. 3 unit resumed operation the same day for the first time in over seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

File photo taken on Sept. 30, 2017 shows Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. The plant has seven reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Yosaku Fuji bows in apology at the outset of a press conference at the company's head office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 9. Earlier in the day, four works died and seven others were injured after high-temperature steam leaked from one of the reactors at the company's Mihama Nuclear Plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(1)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Matsumura (R), managing director of Kansai Electric Power Co., briefs reporters about a steam leakage accident at the company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture at the company's head office in Osaka's Kita Ward on Aug. 9. Four workers died and seven others were injured after high-temperature steam leaked from one of the reactors at the plant. (Kyodo)