Japan's TEPCO to restart reactor after repair work

Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:39am EST
 
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TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) (9501.T) said it would restart the 1,356 megawatt No.7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world's largest nuclear facility, on Sunday after replacing fuel rods.

The reactor has been shut for repair work since Sept. 26 after a leaking fuel rod was detected. (Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori)

 

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