Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors

ShareThis Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors 14 Jun 2012 Japan moved closer Thursday to restarting nuclear reactors for the first time since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown after a mayor gave his support to a plan to bring two of them back online. All 50 of Japan’s workable [...]

Japan Says Nuclear Power Cost May Be 50% Higher Than Estimated

ShareThis Japan Says Nuclear Power Cost May Be 50% Higher Than Estimated 19 Dec 2011 Nuclear power generation in Japan is about 50 percent more expensive than estimated after factoring in the cost of paying for an accident like the Fukushima disaster, a government panel said. Nuclear energy costs at least 8.9 yen (11 cents) [...]