After more than a decade of inactivity, Japan¡¯s biggest nuclear power plant is ready to restart ¡ª but it faces an indefinite wait.
The Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant on the country¡¯s western coast essentially has all but one of the necessary approvals to start producing power. Regulators and international nuclear officials are a go, but without a green light from the local governor, the Tokyo Electric Power Co.-owned plant is stuck in limbo.
The uncertainty over the future of KK, as the site is known, reflects Japan¡¯s complicated relationship with nuclear power.
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