Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant

Japan lifts ban on world's largest nuclear power plant

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has officially lifted a two-year operational ban on Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. The decision comes after the plant, with an impressive capacity of 8,212 megawatts, had been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster necessitated the shutdown of all nuclear The post Japan lifts ban on world’s largest nuclear power plant appeared first on Straight Arrow Ne…

DECRYPTION - Japanese reactors are back in service gradually since Fukushima. Tokyo is again banking on the atom to produce current.

Regulators lift operation ban on TEPCO nuclear plant in Niigata Pref.

Japan's nuclear watchdog has lifted its de facto ban on the operation of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture, more than two years after an order was issued for the improvement of counterterrorism measures.

This removes the first hurdle for commissioning. The ball is now in the hands of local communities.

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the world's largest nuclear power plant. After the Fukushima disaster, it is shut down like many others, but could now be connected to the grid again. But the approval of local authorities appears questionable following a series of security breaches.