Posted on 05/12/2011 5:44:18 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Local concerns could delay nuclear operations throughout Japan
Municipalities hosting nuclear power plants are now so nervous about potential accidents that 42 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors could be offline during the peak electricity demand period this summer.
That situation could lead to power outages spreading throughout Japan.
Electric power companies are not legally bound to gain the approval of local communities before resuming reactor operations. However, the companies have signed safety agreements with prefectural and municipal governments that make it difficult to resume operations without their consent.
Considering the protracted problems at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, local governments are now opposing such plans.
(Excerpt) Read more at asahi.com ...
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Just got off the phone with our team in Odawara and the AC at their plant will be off this summer to save electricity. It’s gunna be a nasty time in July and August.
For putting up with such a trouble, they may ask for combat pay.:-)
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