Japan Atomic Power Company will pull the plug or Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in the same prefecture. After the accident at Fukushima Daiichi four years ago the government limited Nuclear Reactors to a 40year lifespan unless they meet tougher safety standards. Officials at the ministry of economy, trade and industry have been urging operators to decide what to do with reactors that have already passed that age. The reactors have a relatively small output and the Power Company executives have suggested they cant justify the expense of upgrading to meet the new safety requirements. Two other utilities, chugoku electric Power Company and kyushu electric Power Company, plan to decide on wednesday to scrap two of their dated reactors. Currently all of japans commercial Nuclear Reactors remain offline. Officials in vanuatu are counting the cost of a powerful cyclone that hit last week. Cyclone pam tore through the South Pacific islands on friday and saturday. U. N. Officials say 24 people wer
Power plant in fuguekui prefecture. Japan Atomic Power Company will pull the plug or Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in the same prefecture. After the accident at Fukushima Daiichi four years ago the government limited Nuclear Reactors to a 40year lifespan unless they meet tougher safety standards. Officials at the ministry of economy, trade and industry have been urging operators to decide what to do with reactors that have already passed that age. The reactors have a relatively small output and the Power Company executives have suggested they cant justify the expense of upgrading to meet the new safety requirements. Two other utilities, chugoku electric Power Company and kyushu electric Power Company, plan to decide on wednesday to scrap two of their dated reactors. Currently all of japans commercial Nuclear Reactors remain offline. Officials in vanuatu are counting the cost of a powerful cyclone that hit last week. Cyclone pam tore through the South Pacific islands on friday and saturda