15 years after the Fukushima accident.. Japan is preparing to restart the largest nuclear plant in the world

Nigata Prefecture in Japan agreed on Monday to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which is the largest in the world, about 15 years after the disaster Fukushimanuclear nuclear facility, according to what the agency reported "Reuters".

It was a station "Kashiwazaki-Kariwa"located about 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Last August, technicians were sent to The disaster-stricken Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant Robotscan be remotely controlled to one of the damaged reactors as part of preparations to remove radioactive residue from the site, given the levels of Radiationis dangerously high.

Removing molten fuel and other debris from the plant, which was hit by a massive tsunami in 2011, is considered the most difficult challenge.