Japan’s nuclear reactors could be all shut down by May 2012

Japan May Have No Nukes Operating By 2012, Says Bloomberg, Barron’s, July 8 2011, By Tiernan Ray, Interesting article by Bloomberg’s Tsuyoshi Inajima and Chisaki Watanabe this morning about Japan perhaps dumping all nukes by May of next year.

Two thirds of Japan’s nuclear reactors have been shut down since the earthquake and resultant tsunami in March, the authors write. Now, stress tests ordered by the government this week on various reactors are causing delays to the resumption of operations at plants.

“The remaining operating units in Japan, the world’s third- biggest user of nuclear power, must be idled by May next year, according to schedules provided to Bloomberg by Kyushu Electric, Shikoku Electric, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Kansai Electric Power Co. and the other power companies,” write Inajima and Watanabe….http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2011/07/08/japan-may-have-no-nukes-operating-by-2012-says-bloomberg/?mod=google_news_blog

July 9, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, safety