NIIGATA, Japan -- The world's largest nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, central Japan, is set to resume operations by the end of March after the prefectural governor gave the go-ahead for the plant to be restarted for the first time since it was shut off in 2012 in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
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TEPCO set for March nuclear restart, first since Fukushima disaster
Tokyo hopes resumption could trigger further restarts, help reach carbon neutrality target
TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has been sitting idle since 2012. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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