Aging Japanese Nuclear Reactor Restarted After a Decade

Aging Japanese Nuclear Reactor Restarted After a Decade
The No. 3 reactor of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. is seen in Mihama town, Fukui prefecture, central Japan, on June 23, 2021. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO—A more than 40-year-old nuclear reactor in central Japan which suffered a deadly accident has resumed operation after being taken offline for a decade after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, as Japan pushes to meet its carbon emissions reduction goal.

Kansai Electric Power Co. said the Mihama No. 3 reactor in Fukui prefecture went back online Wednesday after workers removed control rods inside the reactor.