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TEPCO still hopes to restart 2 intact Fukushima nuclear reactors

Japan premier urges full decommissioning of Fukushima nuclear site LA Times, By Carol J. Williams September 19, 2013,  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe toured the crippledFukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex Thursday and urged its owner to abandon hopes of restarting the only two intact reactors and concentrate instead on unfinished cleanup operations, Japanese media reported.

Three of Fukushima’s six reactors suffered meltdowns after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, and the fuel-cooling containment pool was seriously damaged at a fourth unit.

Japan is currently nuclear-free, as all 50 of its reactors are closed for maintenance, repairs, safety checks or inoperability.

But Fukushima owner Tokyo Electric Power Co., like most Japanese utilities with nuclear production facilities, has maintained hope of restarting its undamaged reactors if and when a new independent regulatory agency gives the green light after inspection…… http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-japan-nuclear-fukushima-20130919,0,2520396.story

September 20, 2013 - Posted by | Fukushima 2013

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