Fukushima operator can restart nuclear reactors at world's biggest plant

Tepco, still struggling to decommission Fukushima Daiichi, gets initial approval to start two reactors at Kashiwazaki-KariwaThe operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been given initial approval to restart reactors at another atomic facility, marking the first step towards the firm's return to nuclear power generation more than six years after the March 2011 triple meltdown.Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved an application from Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to restart two reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa - the world's biggest nuclear power plant - even as the utility struggles to decommission Fukushima Daiichi. Continue reading...