Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said it plans to remove fuel from Unit 7 at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture in western Japan due to delays in the reactor’s restart.
The Tokyo-based industry group Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (Jaif) reported that the unit will remain in a cold shutdown state because construction of special safety facilities required after the 2011 Fukushima disaster will not be completed by the 13 October 2025 deadline.
Jaif said Tepco had submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) a revised pre-service inspection application, reflecting adjustments to the schedule and milestones. and formally notified the NRA that the unit will remain in cold shutdown.