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Debate growing over ‘local’ reactor consent via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/04/07 by norma field

OSAKA — Dissent between those inside Fukui Prefecture who want two reactors in the town of Oi restarted quickly and those in adjacent prefectures who want to wait for stronger safety measures or are opposed altogether, highlights the dilemma Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Noda moves to speed up restarts via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/04/07 by norma field

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Thursday handed the Cabinet a hastily drafted set of extra safety criteria for reactor restarts the government is hoping will facilitate the process of getting Fukui Prefecture back on atomic energy. Continue reading … Continue reading →

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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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