Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) of Japan will reactivate the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on January 20, 2026, said its president Tomoaki Kobayakawa on Wednesday.
It will be the first nuclear reactor owned by TEPCO to restart after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011. On Wednesday, TEPCO submitted an application to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority for the pre-service confirmation of the No. 6 reactor, which is the last step for equipment examination before use.
Located in Niigata Prefecture, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant is Japan's largest nuclear power plant, with an installed capacity of 8.212 million kilowatts.
The power plant, closed in 2012, was among 54 reactors shut following the Fukushima Daiichi accident.
Hit by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, resulting in a level-7 nuclear accident, the highest on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale.
TEPCO to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in 2026
TEPCO to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in 2026
China's central government will continue to actively support cross-Strait industrial cooperation in the next 5 years, Peng Qing'en, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday. He also said the central government will assist businesses from China's Taiwan region in seizing opportunities during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
Peng made the remarks when talking about the annual conference of the Cross-Strait CEO Summit held last week in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, during which businesses from both sides of the Taiwan Strait discusses opportunities during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and the integrated development of cross-Strait industrial and supply chains, and agreed that the implementation of the new five-year plan will open up a broader space for cross-Strait economic cooperation.
"This annual conference of the summit was a grand gathering for cross-Strait business exchanges and cooperation as the mainland is about to enter the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. It's of great significance for businesspeople and companies from Taiwan to seize the opportunities brought about by the formulation and implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan, accelerate their integration into the new development paradigm, participate in high-quality development, and deepen the integrated development of cross-Strait industrial and supply chains," Peng said.
"A hot issue in discussions among entrepreneurs across the Strait during the annual conference was how to seize the opportunities presented by the 15th Five-Year Plan and join hands to develop. They shared their outlook for development opportunities contained in the 15th Five-Year Plan from different perspectives in different fields, and discussed in depth new paths for cross-Strait economic cooperation through the synergy of industrial, supply, innovation and value chains. Participants said they have deepened their understanding of the industry layout and development priorities through exchanges, and will accurately align needs and optimize industry models in future cooperation to create conditions for integration across these chains," said Peng.
"We will, as always, actively support cross-Strait industrial cooperation, continuously improve the systems and policies for promoting cross-Strait economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, deepen cross-Strait integrated development, assist businesspeople and companies from Taiwan in seizing opportunities of the 15th Five-Year Plan and help them achieve better development on the mainland," he said.
Central government continues supporting cross-Strait industrial cooperation
