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Monday, June 18, 2012

Japan stimulus two nuclear reactors


The Japanese government ordered the restart of two nuclear reactors in western countries. This is the first time he announces such a decision since the accident at the Fukushima plant after the tsunami of March 11, 2011. The Minister of Industry, Yukio Edano, and a spokesman for the Kansai Electric Power Company explained that the work for re-commissioning of reactor 3 had already begun. The operations regarding reactor 4 should begin on June 21, they added. The decision to restart reactors 3 and 4 was taken Saturday morning after a long process and outcome of a ministerial meeting following the final agreement of local authorities. According to the Ministry of Industry, the two Ohio units were deemed safe by the Nuclear Safety Agency. The head of government, Yoshihiko Noda, had already pleaded last week for the restart of these units, highlighting the need to take into account the negative impact on the economy and the lives of citizens of a power failure . He also promised to do everything to an accident like Fukushima is not repeated. The reactor shutdown deprived the Japanese of "30% of its electricity production," according to the Prime Minister. The government's decision comes as opinion perplexed. Seven million Japanese have signed a petition for the abandonment of nuclear energy. The catastrophe of Fukushima Daiichi, which revealed the vulnerability of Japanese nuclear facilities, all located on the seafront, has prompted authorities to strengthen their security. More than 20 reactors have so far suffered further mandatory reviews which reports were submitted to the monitoring authorities.

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