Japan to restart largest nuclear power plant 15 years after Fukushima-1 accident

The Japanese authorities have taken the last political step to resume operation of the world's largest nuclear power plant (NPP) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, which was shut down after the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in 2011. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on December 22.

It is specified that the legislative assembly of Niigata Prefecture has expressed a vote of confidence in Governor Hideya Hanazumi, who supported the resumption of the station. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is considering the possibility of loading the first of seven reactors as early as January 20.

"We are firmly committed to ensuring that such an accident never happens again," TEPCO spokesman Masakatsu Takata said.

Opponents of the project call the decision a "political compromise that does not reflect the will of the residents." According to the results of a survey of residents of the prefecture, 60% of the population considers the conditions of the restart unfulfilled.

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In June, the NHK television channel reported that the Japanese energy company Kansai Electric Power Co intends to conduct a geological survey and a number of other works in preparation for the reconstruction of the first power unit of the Mihama NPP. It was specified that if a new or replaced power unit is built, it will be the first such project after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. At the moment, two Mikhaila power units are not in operation.

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