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Toko Electrical Construction is building a 10MW solar project in eastern Japan’s nuclear exclusion zone via Recharge

Construction will wrap up on 14 hectares of unused farmland in the village of Iitate, Fukushima prefecture, in March 2016, a spokesperson for the Tokyo-based electrical contractor tells Recharge. Iitate was evacuated in April 2011, in the wake of the … Continue reading

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POINT OF VIEW/ Mikiko Abe: With nuclear plant idled, townsfolk in better position to chart future course via The Asahi Shimbun

ONAGAWA, Miyagi Prefecture–As an opponent of atomic energy, I have watched this town for more than four decades–from before Tohoku Electric Power Co. began constructing the Onagawa nuclear power plant here. It is my hope that our town can stand … Continue reading

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Tohoku Electric seeks reactor restart; praise, anger expressed over NRA changes via Asahi Shimbun

Tohoku Electric Power Co. on June 10 applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety screenings to restart a reactor that might lie directly above an active fault. The application for the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture was … Continue reading

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