Japan approves restart of two nuclear reactors
MAY 27, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028907
Japan Times : In March 2011 three of the six nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant suffered meltdowns. The disaster triggered the shutdown of all Japan’s nuclear reactors pending a safety review. Now commissioners at Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority have approved the restart of two nuclear reactors at a power plant on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands. Whether Kyushu Electric Power Co will bring the reactors back on line remains to be seen. In the wake of the shutdown, household electricity bills increased by an average of 20%, yet polls indicate the public opposes restarts by two-to-one.
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