Sunday 15 September 2013

Japan to be completely without nuclear power for some weeks

Japan will be fully without nuclear power on Sunday as Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi No. 4 reactor is shut down for regular safety inspections, officials said.

This will be the first time Japan is without nuclear power since July 2012, The Japan Times reported.
Inspections of nuclear reactors normally take four to six weeks.
Japan relies on nuclear power for about 32 percent of its electricity prior to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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