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Fukushima Prefecture will abandon nuclear power

Fukushima to scrap nuclear plants, Japan Times, 17 July 11, Prefecture vows to shift from atomic to renewable energy, The about-face came after Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s declaration Wednesday of pursuing a society free from dependence on nuclear energy and is expected to affect the policies of other prefectures that host atomic plants. Kyodo

On June 27, Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato specified his change in policy from tolerance of nuclear plants before the disaster, saying he concluded that Fukushima should pursue a society that does not depend on nuclear energy.

Fukushima may be the first prefecture with nuclear plants to vow to eliminate them, an official at the Natural Resources and Energy Agency said…..

The vision calls for promoting renewable energy sources instead of nuclear energy, overcoming the present nuclear crisis and building a society invulnerable to disasters.

The prefecture will officially adopt the reconstruction vision in early August

FUKUSHIMA — Fukushima Prefecture vowed to shift away from nuclear power plants in its vision compiled Friday for reconstruction after the March 11 quake and tsunami….http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110716a4.html

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July 19, 2011 - Posted by | - Fukushima 2011, Japan, politics

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