Japan restarts Fukui nuclear reactors

Japan restarts the second nuclear reactor at the Ohi plant in central Fukui, following the resumption of operation of the first one on June 1.

Japan will regain nuclear-powered electricity after the approval was given by the governor of Fukui prefecture, Kazumasa Nishikawa, and four Japanese ministers concerned with the issue. 

Japan's fifty reactors were closed for maintenance following the Fukushima power plant disaster last year. Before the shut-down, nuclear power used to provide one third of Japan's electricity.

Japan's Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has called for support of restarting the reactors due to summer power shortages that parts of the country are expected to face.

The widespread public fear and opposition to nuclear power, however, remains strong.