Japan halts TEPCO plan to restart key nuclear plant after safety breaches

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TOKYO: Japan's nuclear regulator said on Wednesday (Apr 14) that it would bar Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of the wrecked Fukushima ...

The NRA on Wednesday issued a corrective action order addressed to TEPCO, preventing it from transporting new uranium fuel to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa or loading fuel rods into its reactors - effectively stopping it from restarting them.

Its shares closed more than 3 per cent lower in Tokyo, while the broader market was down around 0.4 per cent.

 

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