Japan to restart nuclear reactor

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.com/en/japan-to-restart-nuclear-reactor/a-18637854

Tokyo is set to resume its atomic energy program for the first time in two years. Anti-nuclear sentiments remain strong in the country after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japan to restart nuclear reactor
10.08.2015

The announcement came on Monday despite the public's disdain for nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

Nuclear plant operators have loaded atomic fuel into the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai station, located 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from Tokyo. A Kyushu Electric Power spokeswoman announced the 31-year-old reactor would be operating at full capacity by Tuesday.

Government's push for nuclear

The relaunch follows events at the Fukushima plant four and a half years ago. A tsunami caused by an earthquake triggered meltdowns at the facility, unleashing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.

The remaining 48 commercial reactors have been turned off since the Fukushima incident, with the exception of two reactors temporarily used to meet the country's energy needs. The island nation has few natural resources and once relied on atomic energy to meet a quarter of its energy demands.

[ladjf]

1. Still haven't caught on how dangerous nuclear reactors are. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. It's un-fuckin-believable! Where are the Japanese people protesting on the streets of Tokyo everyday until this shit stops?!

They've done fine for two years without the reactors, so WTF. If the government won't shut down Japan's lethal nuclear power industry, maybe if the Japanese people shut down the city of Tokyo, that will get their attention.