Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa's decision on Monday to give the go-ahead to restarting two reactors at the Oi nuclear plant highlights the local economy's dependence on nuclear power, even 6½ years after the March 2011 Fukushima disaster.

At a news conference, Nishikawa offered what he sees as the merits of a restart, saying the plant will "have a (positive) impact on the medical, agriculture and fisheries industries."

The reactors at the Kansai Electric Power Co. plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast, are set to go online starting in January.