Japan Revives Nuclear Gamble With Restart Of World’s Largest Reactor

Japan is preparing to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant, marking a dramatic turn back to atomic energy more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster shattered public trust and shut down the country’s reactors.

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said on Wednesday it was “proceeding with preparations” to bring one reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province back online at 7pm local time (10:00 GMT). The move comes despite lingering safety concerns and vocal public opposition.