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On May 5, Japan’s last operational nuclear reactor will close

Japan’s last operational nuclear reactor to go offline, New Scientist, 28 April 2012 JAPAN will take its last operational nuclear reactor offline next weekend, but the country may not be nuclear-free for long.

Since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the country’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility on 11 March last year, all but one of Japan’s 54 reactors have been taken offline for routine maintenance or safety checks. With public opposition to nuclear power strong, none has yet restarted.

Japan’s last operational reactor, on the northern island of Hokkaido – will go offline on 5 May….. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan this week floated a plan to restart the Ikata reactor in Ehime Prefecture (pictured), but there are doubts about whether any plants should restart before a new safety watchdog is set up.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428624.100-japans-last-operational-nuclear-reactor-to-go-offline.html

April 30, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general