Japan can restart two nuclear reactors [View all]

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Source: Sky News

Japan's nuclear watchdog has given the green light for two reactors to restart, one year after the energy-poor country shut down its last unit in the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis.

The go-ahead from the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) comes after it issued a more than 400-page safety report, saying two reactors at the Sendai plant in southern Japan were safe to switch back on, and follows a month-long public consultation period.

More challenging, perhaps, is gaining the consent of communities living near the plant, who must sign off on the restarts before they can happen.

Read more: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2014/09/10/japan-can-restart-two-nuclear-reactors.html

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