- TEPCO plans to restart the No.6 reactor at its Niigata nuclear power plant around February 9th, following a brief shutdown.
- A faulty alarm setting related to control rod movement caused the previous shutdown, which TEPCO believes it has now corrected.
- TEPCO will revise its commercial operation schedule and announce investigation results on Friday, likely delaying the February 26th target.
A: Hey, did you hear anything about the nuclear power plant in Niigata?
B: No, what's up? Is something happening?
A: Apparently, TEPCO is trying to restart reactor number six again! They shut it down recently, remember?
B: Oh yeah! That alarm thing, right? What happened this time?
A: They said there was a problem with the alarm settings for the control rods. It’s a bit technical, but basically, it didn’t work correctly.
B: Seriously? They’re trying again so soon? They just started it up and then stopped it!
A: Yeah, they think they can fix it by just changing the settings now. They’re aiming for Monday, February 9th.
B: Wow! They were planning to start things properly on February 26th, weren’t they?
A: Exactly! Now, they're probably going to change that date. They’ll have to tell the Nuclear Regulation Authority too.
B: Hmm, that doesn’t sound great. Are they going to tell us what went wrong?
A: They're planning to announce the details of their investigation this Friday. Let’s see what they say!
- A faulty alarm setting related to control rod movement caused the previous shutdown, which TEPCO believes it has now corrected.
- TEPCO will revise its commercial operation schedule and announce investigation results on Friday, likely delaying the February 26th target.
A: Hey, did you hear anything about the nuclear power plant in Niigata?
B: No, what's up? Is something happening?
A: Apparently, TEPCO is trying to restart reactor number six again! They shut it down recently, remember?
B: Oh yeah! That alarm thing, right? What happened this time?
A: They said there was a problem with the alarm settings for the control rods. It’s a bit technical, but basically, it didn’t work correctly.
B: Seriously? They’re trying again so soon? They just started it up and then stopped it!
A: Yeah, they think they can fix it by just changing the settings now. They’re aiming for Monday, February 9th.
B: Wow! They were planning to start things properly on February 26th, weren’t they?
A: Exactly! Now, they're probably going to change that date. They’ll have to tell the Nuclear Regulation Authority too.
B: Hmm, that doesn’t sound great. Are they going to tell us what went wrong?
A: They're planning to announce the details of their investigation this Friday. Let’s see what they say!
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260205_13/#summary
Date: Feb. 5, 2026
Notes: NHK News Summary - 2026-02-05
Created: 2026/02/05 18:40
Updated: 2026/02/05 18:48
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