Japan To Restart Biggest Nuclear Plant In The World
November 21, 2025
1:33 am
Japan will learn on Friday whether Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi will approve the partial restart of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant, a decision that could shape the country’s energy policy for years. His announcement is expected at four in the afternoon local time.
The outcome carries major weight because Kashiwazaki Kariwa is the largest nuclear power station on earth. Approval would clear the final hurdle for operator Tokyo Electric Power Company, better known as TEPCO, to move ahead with plans to bring two of the plant’s biggest reactors back online.
The restart would mark TEPCO’s first since the 2011 earthquake …
