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Japan Fukushima nuclear plant 'clean-up costs double'
2016-11-28 14:40:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan estimates the cost of dealing with the Fukushima nuclear disaster has doubled, reports say.
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Japan court orders KEPCO to shut two nuclear reactors in Takahama
2016-03-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
A court in Japan had ordered Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) to suspend two of its nuclear reactors in Takahama, Western Japan, following complaints from local residents about plant safety.
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Japan court issues injunction to halt Takahama nuclear reactors
2016-03-09 08:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Japanese court on Wednesday issued an injunction to halt operations at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama No.3 and No.4 nuclear reactors, the operator said, siding with local residents worried about the safety of the plant. The order, by the Otsu District Court, will take immediate effect and lead to the shutdown of Takahama No.3 reactor, which restarted in late January, Jiji news agency said. This is the first injunction issued in Japan to halt a nuclear plant that is under operations, said Jiji...
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Japan nuclear reactors get green light
2015-12-24 13:23:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A Japanese court paves the way for two more of the country's nuclear reactors to be restarted.
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Japan to restart 2nd nuclear reactor on Oct 15 under post-Fukushima rules
2015-10-03 05:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Today: Kyushu Electric Power Co will restart a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan on Oct 15, making it the second to return to operation after the government introduced stricter safety regulations following the 2011 triple reactor meltdowns at a power plant in Fukushima. Kyushu Electric reported its plan to reactivate the No. 2 reactor at its Sendai complex to the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday. The No. 1 unit at the two-reactor plant resumed operation in August, becoming the first reactor...