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Some of Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants to be Back Online

Mila Luleva — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:56:27 +0000

Nuclear power plants in Japan are about to resume operation as new guidelines will be implemented later this year. According to Prime Minister Shizo Abe, Nuclear Regulation Authority, a new independent watchdog agency, will make sure that the tougher restrictions are implemented and the stable energy supply will not be a threat to public safety. […]

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Japan Decides to Go Back on Decision to Reduce Nuclear Power Dependence

Mike Sandru — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:58:35 +0000

When the nuclear meltdown occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan a couple of years ago, the Japanese government decided to cut down on nuclear energy. Now Japan is prepared to go back on that decision by reverting to nuclear power once again. Before the Fukushima meltdown disaster, Japan was planning to increase […]

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The Necessary Evil: Japan to Restart Two Nuclear Reactors in Fukui Prefecture

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:48:33 +0000

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda approved the restart of reactors 3 and 4 at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. This is the first plant to come online after the total shutdown from last month, which left Japan with zero nuclear contribution to the power grid. The […]

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Japan to Set Nuclear Power Plants Lifespan to 40 Years

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:16:55 +0000

After last year’s March 11 events, the Japanese government wants to impose strict limitations to the lifespan of future nuclear power plants. Environment and Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono said that the limit would be 40 years. Only in rare cases would this time be extended, and that would be done with rigorous security checks […]

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Japan May Quit Nuclear, But not Soon, Minister Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:35:55 +0000

Although opinions among the Japanese are very different, the country’s economy minister’s Yukio Edano told Reuters in Paris that they will reduce the reliance on nuclear power, “but whether we are going to reduce it to zero is a separate issue.” Edano even mentioned that decisions like Germany’s to reduce nuclear power down to zero […]

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Japan to Continue Pursuing Nuclear Power, No Viable Alternatives Left

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:58:03 +0000

Even if the consequences had been among the ugliest since 1986's Chernobyl, if it's to think about it, the 40 year-old Fukushima nuclear plant survived a magnitude 9 earthquake, and was only affected by the tsunami - extreme conditions all over. A new interview with Hidehiko Nishiyama, a director general at Japan's trade ministry reveals the country's need for even more nuclear power.

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