Most Japan cities hosting nuclear plants OK restart: survey
- Published: 6 Jan 2013 at 12.45
- Online news: World
The majority of Japanese towns and cities hosting nuclear plants said they would agree to the reactors being restarted if the government guaranteed the safety of the facilities, a survey said Sunday.
Reactor buildings at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are pictured on December 29, 2012. Most Japanese cities hosting nuclear plants said they would agree to the reactors being restarted if the government guaranteed the safety of the facilities, a survey said Sunday.
All but two of Japan's 50 reactors remain closed for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 quake-tsunami and must get the blessing of a new regulator before being restarted.
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