Tepco reactors clear safety review for 1st time after Fukushima

Tepco reactors clear safety review for 1st time after Fukushima

Masahiro Sakurai, mayor of the Sea of Japan coastal city of Kashiwazaki, meets with reporters on Oct. 4, 2017, after two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, run by the operator of the crippled Fukushima complex, cleared government safety standards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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