Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Under New Safety Standards

A Japanese power company restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first one to come back online under new safety regulations put in place following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it expects the reactor at its Sendai facility to be generating power by Friday and be at full capacity by next month. Japan's nuclear facilities have been shut down for two years to undergo safety checks. The government wants to bring nuclear power generation back up...

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