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14 years after the Fukushima disaster, TEPCO has won local approval to restart a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa. It's a major turning point for Japan's energy policy.

As 2025 closes, TEPCO's decision to restart the world's largest nuclear plant is more than an energy play. It's a sign of Japan wrestling with aging infrastructure, seismic threats, and its place in the AI era.

Japan's TEPCO plans to build AI data centers at the world's largest nuclear plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, to fund its Fukushima liabilities. An analysis of the strategy, risks, and implications for the global AI infrastructure race.

The Niigata assembly has cleared the final hurdle for restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility, the world's largest nuclear plant, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.