Japan Faces Costs of Closing Reactors

Japan Faces Costs of Closing Reactors
New York Times
If the country's 50 nuclear reactors are permanently closed, power companies will be hit with losses totaling ¥4.4 trillion, or $55.9 billion, rendering at least four of them insolvent, according to calculations by the government's Agency for Natural ...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/business/energy-environment/japan-faces-costs-of-closing-reactors.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Panel avoids tough nuclear power questions / Report refrains from policy ...

The Daily Yomiuri - ‎

Panel avoids tough nuclear power questions / Report refrains from policy suggestions; some members say they needed more time for discussions. Ryosuke Yamauchi and Hironori Kanashima / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers. A summary report by a ...

Opinion remains divided on energy plan

The Daily Yomiuri - ‎

Opinion remains divided on energy plan. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Opinions are divided among the government and the Democratic Party of Japan over the nation's nuclear policy, and even Cabinet ministers have different sentiment to each other. Motohisa ...

Panel: Majority of public want end to N-power dependence

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Panel: Majority of public want end to N-power dependence. The Yomiuri Shimbun. A majority of the public want Japan to abandon nuclear power, an expert panel tasked with analyzing sentiment on the nation's energy policy has found. A summary report ...