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And then there were five
All 3 nuclear reactors in Shikoku suspended
IKATA, Ehime -- Operations at all three nuclear reactors in Shikoku have been suspended as the last one was stopped for a regular inspection on Jan. 13.
Shikoku Electric Power Co. suspended operations at the No. 2 reactor of its Ikata Nuclear Power Plant on the night of Jan. 13. Its No. 1 and 3 reactors, which had been shut down for regular inspections, cannot be reactivated because of the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.
Shikoku Electric Power became the second utility in Japan with no nuclear reactors running, following Kyushu Electric Power Co.
Currently, only five of the 54 commercial nuclear reactors across the country are in operation.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20120114p2a00m0na008000c.html