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  • Japan switches on Ohi nuclear reactor amid protests

    07/01/2012 4:22:06 PM PDT · by matt04 · 8 replies
    Japan has restarted the first nuclear reactor since the meltdown at the Fukushima power plant last year. Hundreds gathered near the plant in the town of Ohi to protest against the move, which has divided public opinion. Last month, the prime minister urged support, saying a return to nuclear power was essential for the economy. All 50 of Japan's nuclear plants were shut after the meltdown at Fukushima, which was triggered by a tsunami and earthquake. The crisis was regarded as the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. Road blocked It will take until Wednesday before the No 3...
  • OHI (NO) Day. 28th October 1940. The Day That Rescued World Democracy.

    10/27/2010 7:19:22 PM PDT · by eleni121 · 33 replies
    historical documents | October 27, 2010 | Me
    During the grimmest most desperate times of the WWII, when greater nations were run over, collapsed, and capitulated in a matter of days, the Allies found themselves floundering in the face of tyranny and the brutality of the Wehrmacht. That is when, once again, the geographically tiny nation of Greece, but a nation with an awesome sense of doing what is right, refused to submit to tyranny - just as they had refused many times before in their glorious history.