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Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced that an alert system failed to activate during a test operation for restarting the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. The issue was detected on Friday, raising concerns about the planned restart on Tuesday.
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Niigata Prefecture Governor Hideyo Hanazumi is scheduled to visit Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on Friday. The rare visit to the facility, idled since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, is being closely watched for hints on a potential restart. The governor is expected to make a decision this month.