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Japan Nuclear Restart Propels Energy-Poor Nation Along Rocky Road
2015-08-18 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: Operators began gearing up the nuclear reactor at Kyushu Electric Powers 31-year-old Sendai plant in the city of Satsumasendai last week. Sendai is about 600 miles (1,000 km) southwest of Tokyo on energy-poor Japans southernmost main island of Kyushu. The community closest to the plant and governor of the prefecture endorsed the plan as required by law, despite some opposition. Commercial operations are expected to begin early next month, a company spokesman said. A sister operation at the same...
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Japan unveils revised roadmap Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup
2015-06-12 01:00:00| Power Technology
Japan has given its consent to revised plans for decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility, which suffered a severe meltdown following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan regulator grants safety approval for 890MW reactor at Ikata Nuclear Power Plant
2015-05-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) in Japan has given the green light to restart a reactor at the Shikoku Electric Power operated Ikata Nuclear Power Plant, which was shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan nuclear ruling to show whether legal fight emboldened
2015-04-21 17:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Japanese court will rule on Wednesday on an injunction to block the restart of two more nuclear reactors, a decision that could determine whether a legal drive by citizens to prevent the reopening of the sector on safety grounds will gather steam. The ruling on the Sendai plant could show whether last week's halting of reopening the Takahama plant over safety concerns was an aberration by an anti-nuclear judge or whether the judiciary has become bolder in supporting the rights of citizens over...
Japan CO2 Emissions Reach Near-Record High After Nuclear Plant Closings
2015-04-15 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Japan's carbon dioxide emissions reached their highest levels since 2007 last year, according to a government analysis of data for the year ending in March 2014. Greenhouse gas emissions had been on a downward trend as the country replaced coal and natural gas power stations with nuclear plants. However, all 48 of Japan's nuclear power reactors have been offline since September 2013 the result of rigorous safety checks enacted after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Reuters reports. The country has...
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