After a Leakage Incident, Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 6 Resumes Power Generation

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-22T16:14:51+00:00

Reporters learned on the 22nd that in response to the shutdown of power generation and transmission at Unit 6 of Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station due to an electrical leak, Tokyo Electric Power Company stated that the damaged component has been replaced and power generation and transmission have been restored on the same day. Previously, on March 12, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company, Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, which was undergoing trial operation, triggered an alarm in the afternoon, indicating a minor electrical leak in the generator. Tokyo Electric Power decided on the 13th to shut down power generation and transmission from the unit to conduct inspections of the relevant situation. (CCTV News)

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2026-03-22 16:14:51

Reporters learned on the 22nd that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) stated that the damaged components related to Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, have been replaced, and power generation and transmission were restored on the same day after a leak caused the unit to stop generating and transmitting electricity. Previously, on March 12, TEPCO reported that during the trial operation of Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, an alarm was triggered in the afternoon, indicating a small leak in the generator. TEPCO decided to suspend power generation and transmission of the unit on the 13th to investigate the situation. (CCTV News)

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