2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito tells a press conference at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for the restart of the Nos. 1 and 2 nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in his prefecture, saying the restart "is necessary" and that safety of the reactors has been ensured by nuclear regulators.

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