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Japan nuclear regulator approves first TEPCO reactors since Fukushima disaster

Tokyo, 4 October 2017 – Japan’s nuclear regulator today granted preliminary safety approval for two Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reactors at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant despite widespread public opposition. These are the first TEPCO reactors to receive approval since the nuclear disaster at the TEPCO operated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. “The NRA’s …