Japan court orders reactor closed

BBC ^ | March 24, 2006 | BBC

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A court has ordered Japan's newest nuclear reactor to be shut down over fears about its safety in the event of an earthquake. ...

The plant, which only began operating nine days ago, will stay open until an appeal filed by the company is heard. ...

The protest group, which has 135 members and is based near the Shika plant in Ishikawa, first filed the lawsuit six and a half years ago, when construction first started on the country's second largest reactor.

The local residents said the Number 2 reactor was constructed using outdated government safety guidelines. ...

Japan relies on nuclear power plants for approximately a third of its electricity needs. The government says it wants to build an additional 11 nuclear plants.

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Japanese environuts.
I suspect the plant is a Toshiba design, but don't know for sure.

[BlueStateDepression]

This can apply to Japan and every other nation on Earth that currently uses Nuclear Power.

Lets have all the nuclear powerplants go off line for a short specified period of time that allows for safe shutdown and restart.

All the folks that oppose such power generation can come outside and claim victory,if only for the moment. Then everyone that is pissed off because they are without power will eat them for lunch!

Wait, the same folks that demand an end to nuclear power are many of the same folks that demand cheaper energy and an end to 'fossil' fuels. Never mind, my bad.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

Japan relies on nuclear power plants for approximately a third of its electricity needs. The government says it wants to build an additional 11 nuclear plants.

And anyone who can't see this as the principal motivation behind KYOTO & Japan's desire to become more competitive vis a vis U.S......is, well.....