Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear reactor has resumed power generation. It was later found that a part detecting electricity leakage had been damaged by vibrations from the generator.

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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) began sending electricity from its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture to the Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in about 14 years on Monday. The No. 6 reactor, restarted earlier this year, started generating and transmitting power at 10 p.m. Further inspections are planned ahead of potential commercial operations.