TEPCO mulls scrapping some older reactors at Niigata Pref. nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is considering decommissioning some older reactors at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, which currently has all seven of its reactors offline, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The utility intends to convey the plan to the prefecture's assembly in the coming days, with the understanding it will be able to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant's No. 6 and No. 7 reactors, which have passed safety checks by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.A formal decision would mark the first reactor decommissioning at the plant on the Sea …READ FULL ARTICLE