Another reactor to shut down, leaving only 2 units online in Japan

[kristopher]

Another reactor to shut down, leaving only 2 units online in Japan


TSURUGA (Kyodo) --Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday it will suspend its only remaining active reactor -- the No. 3 reactor at the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture -- for a regular checkup early Tuesday, leaving only two of Japan's 54 commercial reactors online.

Of the remaining two, the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture will be offline on March 26, and the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari plant in Hokkaido will be suspended in late April, both for regular maintenance.

As no reactors have resumed operations even after the completion of checkups since the Fukushima complex disaster last March, it is highly likely Japan will have no actively operating reactors after the two are shut down for checkups.

Kansai Electric President Makoto Yagi called for further energy-saving efforts in a press conference in Tokyo on Friday, warning of tighter electricity supply through March following the suspension of the reactor.

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[Fledermaus]

1. Cool!

[Kolesar]

2. The Soviets were pressured to shut down a lot of their nukes after Chernobyl

I am sure that led to their demise as their economy weakened.

[Demeter]

3. Could the US PLEASE Learn from Another's Mistakes and Misfortunes

So that we don't add another massive "dead zone" to this nation? Shut down the nukes! Go solar. That's what deserts are for! And all those rooftops.