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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant Set to Restart Amid Controversy

12/23/2025

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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's largest, is poised to restart one reactor after a regional assembly vote backed the move.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant's operator, plans to have the reactor online by January 20, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
Public opinion remains divided, with 60% of local residents saying conditions for the restart have not been met.

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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's largest, is poised to restart one reactor after a regional assembly vote backed the move.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant's operator, plans to have the reactor online by January 20, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
Public opinion remains divided, with 60% of local residents saying conditions for the restart have not been met.