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Friday, December 28, 2012

Japan's new govt to review zero-nuclear policy



Japan's new govt to review zero-nuclear policy
Times of India
"We need to reconsider the previous administration's policy that aimed to make zero nuclear power operation possible during the 2030s," Toshimitsu Motegi told a news conference. Shinzo Abe, who was elected as prime minister and unveiled his cabinet ...http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-27/rest-of-world/36021501_1_nuclear-power-fukushima-nuclear-regulation-authority

Japan to review plans to abandon nuclear power

Zee News -
Japan to review plans to abandon nuclear power London: The new government in Japan has announced it will review planned nuclear power phase-out proposed by the previous administration. Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said that ...

Japan to Review 'Nuclear-Free by 2030s' Goal, Minister Says

Bloomberg - ‎‎
Japan's government plans to establish a variety of sources for electricity generation within ten years, including a review of the plan to exit nuclear power set by the previous administration, Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. “We will make our decisions ...

Motegi says N-policy must be reviewed

The Daily Yomiuri -
New industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the policy to reduce the nation's reliance on nuclear power to zero in the 2030s, espoused by the previous government led by the Democratic Party of Japan, needs to be reviewed. It is impossible for Japan to ...

Japan To Reconsider Plans To Abandon Nuclear Power

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - ‎Dec 27, 2012‎
The new government in Japan says it will reconsider plans by the previous administration to abandon nuclear power. The previous government had said it wanted to phase out nuclear power by 2040 following last year's disaster at the Fukushima nuclear ...

New Japanese government to reconsider zero-nuclear policy

RT - ‎Dec 27, 2012‎
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's cabinet is set to unveil the new energy policy early next month by dismantling plans to eliminate nuclear power in the country by 2040. The pro-business Liberal Democratic Party-led government also plans to restart reactors.

However:

Japan's new government to restart nuclear reactors: Nikkei

Business Times (subscription) -
Japan's idled nuclear reactors will gradually be restarted under the newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the units receive the all-clear from the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority, the Nikkei reported. Mr Abe, in his instructions to cabinet members, ...
 
 

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