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TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant Seen Staying Offline for Longer

TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant Seen Staying Offline for Longer

   Tokyo, Feb. 26 (Jiji Press)--The No. 7 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, is set to stay offline for longer than planned, due to delays in constructing an antiterrorism facility, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
   Completion of the required security facility is expected to be postponed from next month to mid-fiscal 2029, missing a key deadline of October this year for bringing the reactor back into operation.

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