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Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant Tokyo, Nov 21 (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Japanese local authorities approved Friday the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant, a key step in the process to get it back online after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Hideyo Hanazumi, governor of Niigata province where the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant is located, told a news conference he "would approve" the resumption, which will need final permission by the country's nuclear regulator. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was taken offline when Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a tsunami caused the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant. But the resource-poor country now wants to revive atomic energy and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. A total of 14 reactors -- mostly in western and southern regions -- have already resumed operation after strict safety standards were imposed. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant will be the first restart for Fukushima operator Tepco after the disaster, once it gets final approval. |
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