Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) to restart two reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in the Fukui prefecture, in a bid to head off a summer energy crunch, local media reported Saturday.

Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa on Saturday also gave consent to the restart of two reactors, paving the way for first reactivation of nuclear reactors in the country since last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis, according to reports.

The idled units 3 and 4 of the Oi nuclear plant to be resumed operation are 60 km north of Kyoto city, a tourist destination with a population of 1.38 million.

Japan's 50 reactors have been shut down for maintenance. Utility companies have been unable to restart them due to public fears about nuclear power after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in March 2001.

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