結束無核時代 時隔4年日本再度啓用核電站
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
日本遵照2011年福島地震後實施的新安全條例，重新啓動了首個核反應堆。
All Japan's nuclear plants were gradually shut down after a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima plant sparked by the tsunami and earthquake.
海嘯和地震引發了福島核電站一系列堆芯熔化事故，此後日本全國的核電站都被陸續關閉。
But after passing stringent new safety tests, Kyushu Electric Power restarted the number one reactor at its Sendai plant on Tuesday morning.
但在通過嚴格的新安全測試後，週二早上，九州電力重新啓動了它在仙台核電站的1號反應堆。
There is still strong public unease about a return to nuclear power.
公衆對重新使用核電表示了強烈的不安。
Protests have been taking place outside the Sendai plant and at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's residence in Tokyo, about 1,000 km away.
抗議者聚集在仙台核電站以及1000公里外東京的安倍晉三首相官邸外面。
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says that after being told a disaster like Fukushima could never happen, public confidence has been shaken.
BBC的魯珀特·溫菲爾德海耶斯在東京表示，在被告知福島這樣的災難將不會再出現後，公衆信心開始動搖。
A total of 25 plants have applied to be restarted, he says, but all are facing legal challenges from concerned locals.
他指出，總共25個核電站申請重啓，但它們都將面臨來自憂心忡忡的當地居民的法律阻攔。
Kyushu said reactor No.1 at Sendai began operating again at 10:30 local time.
九州電力表示，仙台1號反應堆在當地時間10點30分開始工作。
It will be about 24 hours before a full reaction takes place, and the plant is expected to start generating power by Friday. It will reach full capacity sometime next month.
24小時後，將進行全部重啓。反應堆預計將在週五開始發電，並在下個月開始滿負荷運作。
Prime Minister Abe said on Monday that the reactors had passed "the world's toughest safety screening".
安倍首相週一表示，這些核反應堆已經通過了“世界上最嚴格的安全檢查”。
"I would like Kyushu Electric to put safety first and take utmost precautions for the restart," he said.
“我希望九州電力將安全放在第一位，對重啓抱以最大限度的警惕。”
Since shutting down all nuclear plants, Japan has been relying on imported fossil fuels for its energy, at huge expense. The government has said nuclear power must resume to cut both import bills and growing CO2 emissions.
自從關閉核電站以來，日本一直依靠價格不菲的進口化石燃料作爲能源。政府宣稱，爲了削減進口支出，減少不斷增長的二氧化碳排放，必須重新啓用核電。
