Tag Archives: Fukui

Japan government fears non-nuclear summer will hamper restarts via Reuters

Posted on 2012/04/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Japan’s government is rushing to try to restart two nuclear reactors, idled after the Fukushima crisis, by next month out of what experts say is a fear that surviving a total shutdown would make it hard to convince … Continue reading →

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Kyoto governor demands reactor safety guarantee via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/03/30 by norma field

KYOTO — Opposition in the Kansai region to restarting reactors 3 and 4 at the nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, continued to build Thursday, with Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada telling the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency that he isn’t … Continue reading →

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Fukui nuclear panel members took utility-linked grants via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2012/03/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Several members of a panel expected to be key in the restart of nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture have accepted 14.9 million yen ($180,000) in research grants from an organization linked to the plant operator as well as an electric … Continue reading →

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Fukui’s ‘Nuclear Alley’ conflicted over restarting reactors via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/01/28 by norma field

OI, Fukui Pref. — International inspectors are visiting a rugged coastal region in Fukui Prefecture that is so thick with reactors it is dubbed “Nuclear Alley,” where residents remain deeply conflicted as Japan moves to restart plants idled in light … Continue reading →

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Japan’s push to restart nuclear plants sparks public anger via Reuters

Posted on 2012/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Shinichi Saoshiro and Risa Maeda TOKYO | Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:36am EST (Reuters) – Japan’s push to restart nuclear reactors shut for maintenance by proving their safety through stress tests and plans to let them operate for as … Continue reading →

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Kansai region wonders: Could it happen here? via Japan Times

Posted on 2011/04/04 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Fukui is home to Japan’s largest concentration of nuclear plants TSURUGA, Fukui Pref. — On a hillside overlooking Tsuruga, about a dozen children and their mothers are enjoying the day at At Home, the Fukui Atomic Energy Science Museum. Inside, … Continue reading →

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