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France: Storm Goretti Sweeps Through Regions, Leaving Thousands Without Power

Storm Goretti swept across France, leaving 380,000 homes without power and causing widespread travel delays due to high winds, rain, and snow. In the northern region, the storm forced two nuclear reactors offline, felled trees, and shut down schools and ports as flooding and severe weather alerts continued.

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

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protesters oppose possible reactor restart in Kyushu

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, against the possible restart of nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai atomic power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided to place priority on conducting safety reviews of two reactors at the plant, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (R), head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, asks for the opinions of other nuclear regulators during a session in Tokyo on March 13, 2014. The authority decided the same day to prioritize the safety review of two reactors at the Sendai plant in southwestern Japan, making them potentially the closest to be allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from R) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from L) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows building housing the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the No. 4 unit at the same plant is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 3 reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the other one, No. 4 unit, is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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California nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - A March 2011 file photo shows the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in southern California in the United States. Electric utility Southern California Edison announced on June 7, 2013, that two reactors at the plant taken offline in early 2012 due to faulty steam generators made by a Japanese manufacturer will be shut down for good.

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Fukui gov. calls on gov't to clarify nation's nuclear policy

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa gives a press conference at the prefectural government building in the city of Fukui on May 15, 2012, after holding talks with senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino. Nishikawa told Makino that the central government should clearly outline the nation's nuclear policy as it seeks to restart two offline reactors in the prefecture.

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Japan eyes reactivating Oi reactors

OTSU, Japan - Senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (front R) at the Shiga prefectural government office in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on April 23, 2012. The vice minister traveled to the prefecture in the Japanese government's bid to win support for reactivating two offline reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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Kansai Electric appeals court decision to halt reactors

File photo taken March 10, 2016, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility halted the No. 3 unit on the day after a court ordered operation of the two units to be suspended. The No. 4 unit has already been kept offline. The utility filed an objection on March 14 against the ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utility begins work to halt Takahama reactor following court order

Photo taken March 10, 2016 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility began work the same day to shut down the No. 3 unit following an injunction issued by the Otsu District Court to halt the operation of the two reactors. The No. 4 reactor is already offline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 reactors at nuclear power plant in Fukui

Photo taken in September 2017 shows two reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. went offline in September 2013 for regular checkups and cleared the Nuclear Regulation Authority's safety review based on the country's post-Fukushima screening standards in May 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukui gov. calls on gov't to clarify nation's nuclear policy

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa gives a press conference at the prefectural government building in the city of Fukui on May 15, 2012, after holding talks with senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino. Nishikawa told Makino that the central government should clearly outline the nation's nuclear policy as it seeks to restart two offline reactors in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan eyes reactivating Oi reactors

OTSU, Japan - Senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (front R) at the Shiga prefectural government office in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on April 23, 2012. The vice minister traveled to the prefecture in the Japanese government's bid to win support for reactivating two offline reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)