EnergyTEPCO reactor restart a first step in slow post-Fukushima turnaround
14 years after disaster, plant operator still struggles with heavy debt
The exterior of TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, left, and the plant's control room. Unit 6 is expected to restart commercial operation within fiscal 2025. (Photos by Tomoki Mera and Hirotaka Mizukura)
KOKI IZUMI, RIMI INOMATA and TAISEI ASAHI
November 22, 2025 07:44 JST
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings (TEPCO) looks to finally restart a nuclear reactor 14 years after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, but the plant operator still faces an uphill battle in rebuilding its finances, including a mountain of debt and a distrustful public.