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Old January 13th 12, 04:52 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Brad Guth[_3_]
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Default Japanese nuke power has nearly ended

On Jan 12, 1:24*pm, bob haller wrote:
Over 90% of Japan's reactors to be offline

This week another nuclear reactor in Japan will be shut down for
regular inspections. With this addition to the list, more than 90
percent of the reactors in the country will be out of service.

Shikoku Electric Power Company will start procedures on Friday to
reduce the power output from the No.2 reactor at the Ikata nuclear
power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

The reactor will shut down on Saturday for a 3-month inspection.

When it shuts down, 49 of the country's 54 reactors will be out of
service.

Stress tests are required before the reactors can resume operations.

In addition, Ehime Prefecture and Ikata Town officials say they can't
decide whether to approve resumption of operations for the nuclear
reactors until the central government draws up new safety guidelines
that take into account the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Other local authorities are also cautious about putting nuclear
reactors in their areas back online.

All currently operating nuclear reactors in Japan are scheduled to
undergo inspection by this spring, at the latest.

If the present deadlock continues, the country could see all 54
nuclear reactors shut down.

Friday, January 13, 2012 02:04 +0900 (JST


They should plan on paying at least $1/kwhr, and choking pollution for
the next decade.

What could possibly go wrong with LNG supertankers in several harbors
at any one time?

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