Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster and a setback as Japan seeks

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ha

The company is yet to announce a date on which operations will resume at the nuclear reactor located in Onagawa power plant.

This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster.