Japan Will Be Buying Less LNG – One More Reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is Restored to Commercial Operation
In July 2007, all seven units at Japan’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station were shutdown for extensive inspections and minor repairs following an earthquake that registered a 6.8 on the Richter Scale. In May 2009, Unit 7 became the first of the seven to be restarted; it entered into full time commercial service on December…