Niigata gov. to OK TEPCO's 1st nuclear plant restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi plans to approve the restart of a nuclear reactor, northwest of Tokyo, making it the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima accident, sources close to him said Wednesday.Hanazumi has told a person close to him that he will announce his endorsement possibly on Friday, the sources said, a decision that will remove a major hurdle to restarting the No. 6 unit at the seven-reactor Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex in Niigata, as sought by TEPCO and the central government.Local consent is essential for the restart of a nucl…READ FULL ARTICLE