TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The governor of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture said on Wednesday he has approved the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's (9509.T) , opens new tab Tomari nuclear power plant in northern Japan.

Naomichi Suzuki announced his consent at a live-streamed prefectural assembly.

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The local consent was the last major step for restarting the 912-megawatt No.3 reactor, which has been offline since 2012 amid Japan's broader push to strengthen nuclear safety following the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.

Hokkaido Electric plans to complete construction of a seawall by March 2027 and aims to restart the reactor as soon as possible thereafter. The approval comes just weeks after another regional governor gave the green light for a partial restart of Tokyo Electric Power's (9501.T) , opens new tab Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/hokkaido-governor-approves-hokkaido-elec-tomari-nuclear-power-plant-restart-2025-12-10/