Japan gives preliminary OK to restart 2 reactors

Japan gives preliminary OK to restart 2 reactors USA TODAY By Shizuo Kambayashi, AP Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant No. 3, right, and No. 4 reactors are seen in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, western Japan. By Shizuo Kambayashi, AP Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant No. USA TODAY

Japan Closer to Restarting First Reactors Since Fukushima BusinessWeek Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi was in Tokyo yesterday to tell Industry Minister Yukio Edano, one of the Cabinet's group of four, that “safety at nuclear plants is our top priority.” The company's two reactors at the Ohi plant in Fukui ...

Japan Government Says Oi Reactors "Broadly Comply" With Safety Standards Wall Street Journal Edano is one of four ministers, along with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura and Environment Minister Goshi Hosono, charged with outlining safety standards for nuclear reactor restarts and making the final decision ...