Protest against nuclear reactor restart in central Japan

Protest against nuclear reactor restart in central Japan

People stage a protest against the restart of the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on June 23, 2021. The reactor restarted the same day, becoming Japan's first nuclear unit to operate beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period introduced under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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