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Reactors at Niigata nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows buildings containing the No. 6 reactor (C) and the No. 7 reactor (R) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Sept. 26, 2013, that he basically approves TEPCO's plan to apply for a safety assessment of the two idled reactors, a key step toward resuming their operation. To the left is the No. 5 reactor building.

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TEPCO president, Niigata governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose bows to Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the Niigata prefectural government hall in the city of Niigata on Sept. 25, 2013. TEPCO said it will install additional safety equipment at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in the prefecture in an apparent effort to secure local approval for its application for a state safety assessment of the plant's two idled reactors.

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U.S. protest against reactor restart in Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Members of an environmental group demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on June 18, 2012, to protest against the planned restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Rally against reactor restart

FUKUI, Japan - Around 2,200 people gather in the city of Fukui on June 17, 2012, to rally against the central government's plan to restart two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 12, 2012, shows the No. 3 (R) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to decide on June 16 about the reactivation of the two idled reactors after he secures local consent from Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to avoid electricity supply disruptions this summer.

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Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (front) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to decide on June 16 about the reactivation of the two idled reactors after he secures local consent from Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to avoid electricity supply disruptions this summer.

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Local mayor OKs restarting Oi nuclear reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Shinobu Tokioka (R), mayor of Oi town in Fukui Prefecture, informs Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa of his consent to restarting two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town, during a meeting at the Fukui prefectural government office on June 14, 2012. The governor is also expected to convey his approval to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as early as June 16.

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Local mayor OKs restarting Oi nuclear reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Shinobu Tokioka, mayor of Oi town in Fukui Prefecture, meets Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (back to camera) at the Fukui prefectural government office on June 14, 2012. Tokioka informed the governor at the meeting of his consent to restarting two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town. The governor is also expected to convey his approval to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as early as June 16.

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Fukui gov. visits Oi plant

OI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (front) visits the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on June 12, 2012. He examined safety measures taken in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis as he is expected to endorse the restart of two idled reactors at the plant. Seen in the background is the No. 1 reactor at the plant, one of the two idled reactors.

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Fukui gov. visits Oi plant before decision on reactors' restart

OI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) listens to a person from Kansai Electric Power Co. at the utility's nuclear power complex in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on June 12 2012. Nishikawa visited the complex to check on safety measures taken in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis as he is expected to endorse the restart of two idled reactors at the plant. To the right is Hideyuki Nakagawa, head of the nuclear safety commission set up by the prefectural government.

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Fukui governor likely to OK restart of reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) receives a report from Hideyuki Nakagawa, head of a local nuclear safety commission, at the prefectural government hall in Fukui on June 11, 2012. The governor is expected to endorse the restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture as he was officially informed of the commission's conclusion that necessary safety measures have been taken.

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Noda says Oi nuclear reactors need to be restarted

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2012. He said two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant need to be reactivated to prevent a power crunch this summer, in a stepped-up effort to secure public support and consent from Fukui Prefecture which hosts the plant.

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Oi reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo in March 2012 shows (from R) No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda mentioned on June 8, 2012, the need to reactivate the two idled reactors at the Oi plant to prevent a power crunch this summer, in a stepped-up effort to secure public support and consent from Fukui Prefecture which hosts the plant.

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Town assembly OKs nuclear reactors' restart

FUKUI, Japan - The town assembly of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, takes a vote on whether to approve the restart of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant on May 14, 2012. The assembly decided to support the restart in consideration of the damage to the local economy and employment that a prolonged halt of the reactors could bring.

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Japan seeks Oi reactors restart

TSURUGA, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa (back) listens to a local resident during a meeting in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on April 26, 2012, to seek local approval for reactivating two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant.

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Kyoto, Shiga governors

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada hold a press conference in Kyoto on April 17, 2012. They unveiled a proposal to the central government on its nuclear policy, following discussions about the reactivation of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Edano seeks to restart Oi nuke plant

FUKUI, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (L) holds talks with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa at the prefectural government office in Fukui on April 14, 201, in a bid to obtain the governor's support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Meeting on whether to reactivate Oi reactors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) speaks at a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 12, 2012. The meeting, attended by Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura (R), industry minister Yukio Edano and nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, was their fifth to consider whether two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture should be the first since the Fukushima nuclear crisis to be restarted after periodic checks.

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Hunger strike against reactor reactivation

OSAKA, Japan - Civic group members conduct a hunger strike in front of the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on April 9, 2012, against the resumption of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The president of the power company presented to the industry minister the same day a timetable for the implementation of safety measures as a step to restart the two idled reactors.

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IAEA's Lyons

FUKUI, Japan - James Lyons, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Installation Safety Division, speaks to reporters in Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Lyons and other IAEA officials inspected two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant earlier in the day.

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IAEA's Lyons

FUKUI, Japan - James Lyons (2nd from L), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency's nuclear installation safety division who heads the IAEA's safety assessment review team, speaks in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2012, ahead of inspecting two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co.

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IAEA team at Oi nuclear power plant

FUKUI, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency officials observe a drill on activating an emergency electricity generator at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 26, 2012. An IAEA delegation inspected two idled reactors at the power complex to check whether Japan has conducted reactor stress tests appropriately in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Nuclear agency examines reactor test results amid protest

TOKYO, Japan - People demand to sit in on a meeting of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency with experts at the industry ministry in Tokyo over the safety test results on two idled nuclear reactors on Jan. 18, 2012. The start of the meeting was delayed due to the protest.

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Greenpeace sees volcano risks underestimated at Sendai nuclear plant

Shaun Burnie (L) of Greenpeace Germany says at a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2015, that volcanic activity risks for the two Sendai nuclear reactors in nearby Satsumasendai are underestimated by their operator, Kyushu Electric Power Co., and the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The NRA has endorsed the safety of the idled reactors, paving the way for procedures to restart them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People oppose move to resume Takahama reactors

Campaigners express opposition to resuming operation of two idled reactors on Feb. 12, 2015, in front of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's Tokyo office. The regulator approved a report concluding that the Nos. 3 and 4 units of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant comply with new safety requirements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People oppose move to resume Takahama reactors

Campaigners express opposition to resuming operation of two idled reactors on Feb. 12, 2015, in front of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's Tokyo office. The regulator approved a report concluding that the Nos. 3 and 4 units of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant comply with new safety requirements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hunger strike against reactor reactivation

OSAKA, Japan - Civic group members conduct a hunger strike in front of the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on April 9, 2012, against the resumption of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The president of the power company presented to the industry minister the same day a timetable for the implementation of safety measures as a step to restart the two idled reactors. (Kyodo)

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Japan seeks OI reactors restart

TSURUGA, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa (back) listens to a local resident during a meeting in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on April 26, 2012, to seek local approval for reactivating two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto, Shiga governors

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada hold a press conference in Kyoto on April 17, 2012. They unveiled a proposal to the central government on its nuclear policy, following discussions about the reactivation of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Citizens against nuclear power

FUKUI, Japan - Citizens against nuclear power gather in front of the Fukui prefectural government office on April 14, 2012, to protest a visit by industry minister Yukio Edano to meet with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to obtain his support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Edano seeks to restart Oi nuke plant

FUKUI, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (L) holds talks with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa at the prefectural government office in Fukui on April 14, 201, in a bid to obtain the governor's support for reactivating two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Meeting on whether to reactivate Oi reactors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) speaks at a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 12, 2012. The meeting, attended by Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura (R), industry minister Yukio Edano and nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, was their fifth to consider whether two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture should be the first since the Fukushima nuclear crisis to be restarted after periodic checks. (Kyodo)

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IAEA's Lyons

FUKUI, Japan - James Lyons (2nd from L), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency's nuclear installation safety division who heads the IAEA's safety assessment review team, speaks in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2012, ahead of inspecting two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kyodo)

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IAEA's Lyons

FUKUI, Japan - James Lyons, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Installation Safety Division, speaks to reporters in Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Lyons and other IAEA officials inspected two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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IAEA team at Oi nuclear power plant

FUKUI, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency officials observe a drill on activating an emergency electricity generator at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 26, 2012. An IAEA delegation inspected two idled reactors at the power complex to check whether Japan has conducted reactor stress tests appropriately in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear agency examines reactor test results amid protest

TOKYO, Japan - People demand to sit in on a meeting of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency with experts at the industry ministry in Tokyo over the safety test results on two idled nuclear reactors on Jan. 18, 2012. The start of the meeting was delayed due to the protest. (Kyodo)

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High court revokes injunction halting Takahama reactors

People stage a protest rally on March 28, 2017, in front of the Osaka High Court, which revoked the lower court order that idled two reactors at the Takahama power plant in central Japan. The court accepted an appeal by Kansai Electric Power Co. against the first injunction ever issued in Japan to halt operating nuclear reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo