Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa on Monday gave the go-ahead for Kansai Electric Power Co. to restart two reactors at its Oi power plant.

With Fukui also hosting Kansai Electric's Takahama plant, where two reactors have already resumed operation, restarting the units at the Oi complex would make the prefecture the first since the 2011 Fukushima crisis to have two active nuclear power plants.

Nishikawa conveyed the decision to Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko by telephone Monday.