Japan Considers Nuclear Plant Shut-Down Nationwide by April 2012

(left-to-right) Fukushima Daiichi Plant, Reactors 1,2,3 & 4. June 9, 2011
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Japan mulls closure of N-reactors by April
Oman Tribune
June 9, 2011
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All 54 of Japan’s nuclear reactors may be shut by next April, adding more than $30 billion a year to the country’s energy costs, if communities object to plant operating plans due to safety concerns, trade ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which triggered a radiation crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant north of Tokyo, concern among local authorities has kept nuclear generators from restarting at least four reactors that had been expected to come online after routine maintenance and inspection.
Several more reactors have since shut for regular maintenance, slashing Japan’s nuclear generating capacity to just 7,580 megawatts, or only 36 per cent of its registered nuclear capacity.
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