World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant One Step Closer To Operation

The Kashiwasaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s
largest, may get clearance to resume operations after six years of
dormancy following the Fukushima disaster. The Japanese Nuclear
Regulation Authority (NRA) granted the plant’s operator, Tepco, a
qualified approval of its safety plan, and it could grant it
effective approval as early as next week. While the watchdog could
issue a formal approval for Kashiwasaki-Kariwa’s restart later this
fall, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, the actual resumption
of the reactors is…

The Kashiwasaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s
largest, may get clearance to resume operations after six years of
dormancy following the Fukushima disaster. The Japanese Nuclear
Regulation Authority (NRA) granted the plant’s operator, Tepco, a
qualified approval of its safety plan, and it could grant it
effective approval as early as next week. While the watchdog could
issue a formal approval for Kashiwasaki-Kariwa’s restart later this
fall, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, the actual resumption
of the reactors is…