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Mayors of Japanese cities agree to nuclear restart, but public not happy

Most Japan cities hosting nuclear plants OK restart: survey, Google
News, 6 Jan 13, (AFP)     TOKYO — The majority of Japanese towns and
cities hosting nuclear plants said they would agree to the reactors
being restarted if the government guaranteed the safety of the
facilities, a survey said Sunday.
All but two of Japan’s 50 reactors remain closed for safety checks
following the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011
quake-tsunami and must get the blessing of a new regulator before
being restarted.
Despite the Fukushima crisis, 54 percent of the 135 mayors of
communities located near nuclear plants said they would accept the
restart of the reactors, according to the survey by the Yomiuri
Shimbun newspaper.
Only 18 percent said they would not support reactor restarts, while 28
percent refrained from clarifying their position, the Yomiuri said,
while two did not give valid answers.
The results run contrary to public opposition to reactor restarts, as
the Fukushima nuclear meltdown has fuelled fear of nuclear power in
Japan….. The majority of the public have called for the end of or a
significant reduction in nuclear plants
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January 7, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general