福岛核事故后东电首座核电站将被批准重启

Core Viewpoint - The governor of Niigata Prefecture, Hideyo Hanakado, announced the approval for the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company, which could stabilize electricity supply and demand in the Tokyo area by 2025 [2][4]. Group 1 - The restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant will be submitted to the prefectural assembly for approval, and if agreed upon, the governor will communicate this to the central government [2]. - If the 6th unit of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is restarted, it will be the first nuclear power plant approved for restart by Tokyo Electric Power Company since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster [4]. - Currently, 14 nuclear reactors have resumed commercial operations in Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake, primarily located in western Japan, with only the Onagawa Unit 2 in the eastern region [4].