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Doubts cast over Japan nuclear phase-out via The Financial Times

It has only been a month since Japan declared that it would close down its nuclear industry by the end of the 2030s, but already a contentious plan to complete several partially built reactors is sowing doubts about the government’s … Continue reading

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Official pushed pronuke stance via The Japan Times

A senior government official in charge of nuclear policy planning on Friday admitted pressing the Japan Atomic Energy Commission last year over continuing to generate nuclear power. Industry minister Yukio Edano, who oversees the country’s energy policy, expressed regret over … Continue reading

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Fukushima nuclear disaster: who profits and who pays? via Greenpeace

Last week, the inevitable finally happened. The company responsible for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has been nationalised. Japan’s trade and industry minister Yukio Edano announced a de facto state take-over of the company with … Continue reading

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

(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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Japan faces nuclear-free summer, power shortage risks via Reuters

(Reuters) – The possibility of a nuclear power-free summer in Japan draws closer when one of two remaining reactors shuts down for on Monday for maintenance, raising concerns about a power crunch if none of those taken off-line after the … Continue reading

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