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Fault beneath Tsuruga nuclear reactor is active, watchdog panel reaffirms via The Japan Times

A reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear station is sitting right above an active fault, a panel of experts under Japan’s nuclear regulator has reaffirmed — a move that could force the operator to shut the unit for good. After the … Continue reading

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Cash-strapped nuclear power company secretly donates 1.54 billion yen to city via The Asahi Shimbun

Japan Atomic Power Co., struggling financially while its nuclear reactors remain offline, still donated 1.54 billion yen ($13.7 million) to a city government and asked that the funds be kept secret, officials said Nov. 1. The money used for the … Continue reading

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Japan Atomic Power posts record profits with all its reactors offline via Asahi Shimbun

Japan Atomic Power Co. posted record net profits for the first half of the current fiscal year, despite all of its reactors being taken offline following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The company, which supplies five regional electric utilities with … Continue reading

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