Japan is poised to take a major step in its gradual return to nuclear energy, as Niigata Prefecture is expected on Monday to approve the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant—the largest in the world by capacity. Located around 220 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility was among 54 reactors shut down nationwide … The post 14 years after Fukushima disaster, Japan set to restart world’s largest nuclear power plant appeared first on Times Kuwait .