Mihama nuclear power plant in Japan

Mihama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken April 24, 2021, shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto (L) visiting the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Sugimoto consented on April 28 to a plan to restart three aging reactors, including the one in the picture, at two local nuclear power plants. The reactors will be the first in Japan to operate beyond the 40-year limit.

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