Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power station, which has been offline for more than a decade following the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Owner and operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) will restart Unit 6 at the seven-unit Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant around 20 January, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported.
The partial restart of the plant got the green light in a vote on 22 December by the Niigata local government.
Niigata governor Hanazumi Hideyo said last month he was ready to approve the restart of the facility, in western Japan.
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