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Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
Withstanding heavy public opposition against restarting nuclear reactors, the project was given a green light by the Japanese court today.
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Local Governor To Seek Shutdown Of Japan's Only Operating Nuke Plant: Report
A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan's only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Evacuation Advisory Lifted for Japan Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan's southwestern city of Kagoshima on Saturday lifted an evacuation advisory on three areas within a 3-km (two-mile) radius of an active volcano 50 km (30 miles) from the Sendai nuclear plant that restarted operations last week.
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japan Reactor Refuelled for Restart, Despite Opposition
Atomic fuel was being loaded into a reactor in southern Japan today as its operator prepared to restart operations despite widespread public opposition to the technology.
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Restart of Japan's First Nuclear Reactor Post Fukushima Disaster Delayed
Japan's Kyushu Electric Power said today it has delayed the restart of its Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan, the first to be brought back into service under new rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Court Approves Restart of Reactors in Boost for Shinzo Abe's Nuclear Policy
A Japanese court has approved the restart of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station, plaintiffs said on Wednesday, rejecting a legal bid to halt the process by residents worried about the safety of the plant.
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Japan Utilities Set to Scrap 5 Ageing Nuclear Reactors
Three ageing nuclear reactors in Japan will be decommissioned due to the high cost of upgrading them in line with tougher safety standards set after the Fukushima disaster, their operators said on today.
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Japan Aims to Restart Nuclear Reactor in June: Sources
Japan's government is aiming to restart a nuclear reactor by around June following a lengthy and politically-sensitive approval process in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, sources familiar with the plans said.
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Japanese Regulator Approves Restart of First Nuclear Reactors
Japan's nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that was mothballed after the Fukushima disaster and which may involve the definitive closure of a dozen old plants.
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Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
Withstanding heavy public opposition against restarting nuclear reactors, the project was given a green light by the Japanese court today.
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Local Governor To Seek Shutdown Of Japan's Only Operating Nuke Plant: Report
A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan's only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Evacuation Advisory Lifted for Japan Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan's southwestern city of Kagoshima on Saturday lifted an evacuation advisory on three areas within a 3-km (two-mile) radius of an active volcano 50 km (30 miles) from the Sendai nuclear plant that restarted operations last week.
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japan Reactor Refuelled for Restart, Despite Opposition
Atomic fuel was being loaded into a reactor in southern Japan today as its operator prepared to restart operations despite widespread public opposition to the technology.
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Restart of Japan's First Nuclear Reactor Post Fukushima Disaster Delayed
Japan's Kyushu Electric Power said today it has delayed the restart of its Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan, the first to be brought back into service under new rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Court Approves Restart of Reactors in Boost for Shinzo Abe's Nuclear Policy
A Japanese court has approved the restart of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station, plaintiffs said on Wednesday, rejecting a legal bid to halt the process by residents worried about the safety of the plant.
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Japan Utilities Set to Scrap 5 Ageing Nuclear Reactors
Three ageing nuclear reactors in Japan will be decommissioned due to the high cost of upgrading them in line with tougher safety standards set after the Fukushima disaster, their operators said on today.
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Japan Aims to Restart Nuclear Reactor in June: Sources
Japan's government is aiming to restart a nuclear reactor by around June following a lengthy and politically-sensitive approval process in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, sources familiar with the plans said.
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Japanese Regulator Approves Restart of First Nuclear Reactors
Japan's nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that was mothballed after the Fukushima disaster and which may involve the definitive closure of a dozen old plants.
