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Local governments in Miyagi Prefecture are reaching approval for the proposed restart of the Onagawa nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor. During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami,
Local governments in Miyagi Prefecture are reaching approval for the proposed restart of the Onagawa nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor. During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami,
the reactor was destroyed. It will be the first reactor to restart after a natural disaster had caused damage. Before the reactor can go back online, Tohoku Electric Power Co. will also need to complete various safety measures. It is now planned to be operational again in 2023,
following the building of a 29-metre-high seawall to shield the plant from tsunamis. About 130 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake and tsunami in the east of Japan, the nuclear plant is located.
Approximately 800 citizens of the city were killed in the tragedy and the population of the city decreased from about 10,000 to about 6,000. A similar request was made in May by the Onagawa branch of the Miyagi prefectural fisheries cooperative.
Financial support from the city government was given to local fishermen whose homes and boats were destroyed. The town's fiscal adjustment fund that is the equivalent to the savings it possesses reached $89.5 million before the 2011 disaster.
The Miyagi Prefectural Government has received about 10 billion yen in tax grants in connection to the nuclear plants.
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