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Tensions run high over restart of Japan's nuclear reactorsJapanese utilities now depend more on thermal power because they have been unable to restart their idled reactors because of growing public concerns about nuclear power since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
The plant was hit by a magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which caused meltdowns at three of its six reactors and left it leaking radioactive material into the environment.
Those who have opposed the reactor restarts argued the government has not completed the investigations of the causes of the Fukushima accident, the world's worst since Chernobyl in 1986.
On Monday, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other ministers concerned confirmed the safety of the two reactors at the Oi plant for the reactivation. They were expected to talk to local government leaders to get their consent.
Noda said in December that the Fukushima plant had been brought under control, but recent reports from its operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Co, suggested precarious situations at the complex could get worse.
The operator said in late March that the radiation level inside an outer containment vessel of one of the reactors stood at an extremely high level, indicating the existence of radioactive material from the melted fuel there.
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The government had long deceived the public about the safety of nuclear power generation, Nakajima charged.
If they ensure the safety of nuclear power plants, "why did the government build them in places like Fukui and Fukushima, which are far from major cities?" Nakajima asked. [ link to www.timeslive.co.za] Ministers basically confirm safe to restart Oi reactorsPrime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and three ministers confirmed Monday that two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant basically meet the government's safety standards for the resumption of operations, industry minister Yukio Edano said.
But the ministers will further examine the reactors' safety and discuss if their restart is really necessary by checking projections for electricity supply and demand this summer at their next meeting, Edano said after the day's meeting.
Their evaluation of the safety of the Oi plant's Nos. 3 and 4 reactors comes as Noda, Edano and two other ministers have been meeting frequently to consider approving their reactivation ahead of May 5, when the only nuclear reactor currently operating in Japan is due to go offline for routine checks.
Since the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant, no Japanese reactors have resumed operation after being shut down for mandatory periodic checks, and the two Oi reactors are the first being considered by the four ministers for possible resumption.
Edano said at a press conference that the ministers judged that a medium- to long-term timetable for the implementation of nuclear safety measures, submitted by Kansai Electric earlier in the day as a step to resume the two reactors' operation, clears the government's standards.
"But since this is a very important matter, we decided to further discuss the matter to check if we missed anything," Edano said. [ link to mainichi.jp] Quoting: Atom-Boy pathetic set of mind-twisting..... subliminal psychology.... you and your twisted set of friends need to take a rest........ 
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