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Japan 'switching off' final nuclear reactor
A Japanese power firm began switching off the country's last working reactor, leaving it without nuclear power just over a year after the world's worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century. As technicians close down the No. 3 unit at Tomari in Hokkaido, the debate over whether Japan needs nuclear power has been reignited, amid increasingly shr...
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After quake, Japanese firms close plants, evacuate
Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled to assess the effects on their operations after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the northeastern part of the country.As aftershocks continued Friday afternoon, many company executives said it was too early to gauge what the initial effects on their operations had be...
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Japan 'switching off' final nuclear reactor
A Japanese power firm began switching off the country's last working reactor, leaving it without nuclear power just over a year after the world's worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century. As technicians close down the No. 3 unit at Tomari in Hokkaido, the debate over whether Japan needs nuclear power has been reignited, amid increasingly shr...
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After quake, Japanese firms close plants, evacuate
Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled to assess the effects on their operations after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the northeastern part of the country.As aftershocks continued Friday afternoon, many company executives said it was too early to gauge what the initial effects on their operations had be...
