Japan's Niigata Prefecture approved on Monday to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant located in the prefecture, more than a decade after the Fukushima disaster.

日本新潟县周一批准重启该县境内的柏崎刈羽核电站，距福岛核事故已过去十余年。

Theprefectural assembly endorsed the decision of Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi, who backed the restart last month, effectively allowing the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world's largest nuclear power plant.

新潟县议会批准了县知事花角英世上月支持重启的决定，这意味着东京电力公司（TEPCO）旗下全球最大核电站——柏崎刈羽核电站的重启计划得以实施。

On the day, about 300 protesters rallied outside the prefectural assembly, holding banners that read "No Nukes" and "We oppose the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa," local media reported.

据当地媒体报道，当天约300名抗议者在县议会大楼外集会，高举着“反对核电”和“反对重启柏崎刈羽核电站”的标语。

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, about 220 km northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut following the March 2011 core meltdowns at TEPCO's tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant.

位于东京西北约220公里的柏崎刈羽核电站，是2011年3月东京电力公司福岛第一核电站因海啸引发堆芯熔毁事故后，54座被关闭的核反应堆之一。

Upon local consent, the No 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex is expected to be back online around Jan 20, becoming the first nuclear reactor owned by TEPCO to restart since the 2011 nuclear disaster, public broadcaster NHK reported.

日本广播协会报道称，在获得当地同意后，这座拥有七个机组的核电站的6号机组预计将于1月20日左右重启，这将是东京电力公司自2011年核事故以来首个重启的核反应堆。

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n./ˈpriː.fek.tʃɚ/

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