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November 08, 2014

Japan local government approves first reactor restart
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 07, 2014
The final obstacle to restarting two nuclear reactors in Japan was removed Friday when local politicians granted approval for a plant to go back online, more than three years after the Fukushima disaster. The green light from the assembly and governor of Kagoshima prefecture, in the south of the country, marks a victory for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe which has faced significant public opposition to its drive to re-start nuclear power generation. "I want to inform the economy, tr ... read more

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