Japan restarts first nuclear reactor under new safety rules

On August 11, Kyushu Electric Power Company's 846 megawatt Sendai Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 became the first reactor to restart after nearly two years with no generation from nuclear power plants in Japan. Following the disaster at Fukushima in 2011, Japan began a temporary shutdown of all nuclear plants as each reactor entered scheduled maintenance and refueling outages. Following its restart, Sendai Unit 1 will begin generating electricity within days and return to normal operation in early September. More »