Japan crisis to delay Toshiba reactor orders

Japan crisis to delay Toshiba reactor orders
Tokyo (AFP) May 24, 2011 - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Tuesday said its plans to win $12 billion in orders to build nuclear reactors may have to be delayed for several years as nations tighten safety after Japan's March crisis. It said it targeted orders for 39 reactors worth 1 trillion yen by March 2016 but this may be put back after the March 11 quake and tsunami crippled an atomic plant and led to Japan's wors ... more