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Japan may restart more nuclear reactors next year

Editor: Hou Qiang

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TOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority Secretariat is planning to adopt new nuclear safety standards and considering restarting more halted nuclear reactors next summer, local media reported Friday.

The nuclear management agency will make some preliminary checks on the suspended reactors next spring as the beginning of the new standards effective.

After the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant disaster on March 11, 2011, 48 of all 50 commercial nuclear reactors in Japan have shut down due to safety concerns.

A bill was passed earlier, requires all nuclear reactors to meet the new safety standards before restarting by next July.

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December 7, 2012 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized