- The Japanese government has restarts for two Ohi nuclear power plant reactors.
- Before the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi station in March 2011, Japan had 50 reactors generating more than 44,000 MW.
- The last plant to shut down before restarts were allowed was Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari 3.
From the article: "The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in Washington, D.C., on June 19 said Japan’s government has approved restarting two reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant in central Japan. ..."