Foreign media: Niigata Prefecture is expected to vote on December 23 to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, marking an important moment for Japan's renewed embrace of nuclear energy since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
The power plant is located about 220 kilometers northwest of Tokyo and was shut down along with Japan's other 53 reactors after the Fukushima accident. Currently, 14 reactors have been restarted in Japan, and if the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant restarts, it will be the first time that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) operates a nuclear power plant after the Fukushima accident.
Although the Japanese government hopes to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels by restarting nuclear power plants, local residents remain skeptical about the restart. Surveys show that 60% of residents believe the conditions for restarting are not met, and nearly 70% are concerned about TEPCO operating the power plant.
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