Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Japan Restarts World's Largest Nuclear Plant

Japan has restarted operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster forced the country to shut all of its reactors.

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Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. On Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power -- the same utility that operated the Fukushima plant -- restarted the first reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Jan 21, 2026 at 6:10 AM

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Trump to Invade Japan!

Demands Nuclear Energy Rights! Offers Free Gold Card Visa to minor girls!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-21 06:28 PM

"We have had half a century to find a good solution to the problem of nuclear waste, and we are no closer now than we were in the 1960s. That is because there is no "good solution." We will never be able to find a risk-free method of storing nuclear waste."

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich

#2 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-01-21 06:29 PM

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