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Japan Will the Review NPP
Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Japan Will the Review NPP
strong TOKYO, KOMPAS.com - The Japanese government said the newly formed will review the decision to stop the nuclear power plant (NPP) in 2040.
Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said he would approve the operation again if the NPP reactors declared safe by an independent nuclear authorities.
earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last year and led to the Fukushima nuclear reactor leak prompted the government had previously decided to stop the total nuclear energy.
result of the accident, had found radioactive elements farmland and there are radioactively contaminated fish catches.
Tens of thousands of Japanese citizens to hold demonstrations demanding end to nuclear power plant operations.
Two reactors
However, Japan's new government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, LDP, a pro-business, confirmed ready to change the decision.
"We need to reconsider the decision of the previous government were directed at the absence of the possibility of nuclear energy operations in the year the 1930s, "said a press conference at Motegi in Japan, Thursday (12/27/2012).
Motegi-appointed as Minister of Trade and Industry by the elected prime minister Shinzo Abe-was also responsible for the supervision of the Japanese nuclear industry.
Currently, only two of Japan's nuclear reactors are still operating after a thorough security check following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear reactor.
plant operators in Japan must obtain permission from a newly formed entity, NRA, in order to operate the reactor again.
