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Tohoku Electric Power Company scraps plan for new nuclear power plant

thumbs-downTOKYO, Japan, March 28, 2013 (ENS) – The Japanese utility that supplies flag-japanelectricity to seven prefectures on Japan’s main island of Honshu today officially withdrew its plan to build a new nuclear power plant near the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Tohoku Electric Power Company said Thursday that it will cancel the construction of the Namie-Odaka plant in view of strong local opposition.

April 3, 2013 - Posted by | business and costs, Japan

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