Takahama mayor to approve nuclear plant restart Dec. 1, 2015 - Updated 21:34 UTC-5
The mayor of Takahama Town in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast has decided to agree to the restarts of 2 nuclear reactors at a power plant in his town.
In February, the numbers 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant met the requirements introduced by the Nuclear Regulation Authority after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident.
The operator, Kansai Electric Power Company, has sought agreements from the host municipality and prefecture for the restarts. The company hopes to have the reactors back online early next year.
Takahama Mayor Yutaka Nose is expected to officially announce his decision on Thursday. He said that what he believes to be the conditions for the restarts have now been met.
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