The world's largest nuclear power plant is shutting down a reactor due to a glitch Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO to shut down again hours after restartBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressThe Associated PressTOKYO TOKYO (AP) -- A reactor at the world's largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is now being shut down again Thursday due to a glitch that occurred hours after the unit's resumption, its operator said.

Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TYO:9501), commonly known as TEPCO, rose sharply on Monday after the utility announced plans to restart a nuclear reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station, the largest nuclear power facility in the world by capacity.