Nuclear watchdog approves restart of tsunami-hit reactor

Nuclear watchdog approves restart of tsunami-hit reactor

The Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2019. The nuclear watchdog approved at the meeting the resumption of operations of the No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster and idled under stricter safety standards following the Fukushima crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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