Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Japan Restarts Nuke Reactor

Protests break out as public safety concerns persist

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 1, 2012 8:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – Japan re-entered the nuclear business today for the first time since the Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdown more than a year ago, reports Reuters. Kansai Electric Power Co fired up the No. 3 reactor at its Ohi plant, and will add its No. 4 reactor later this month. The move comes as Japan stares down a summer energy crisis, yet is intensely unpopular among the nearly 70% of Japanese who want the government to eradicate nuclear power altogether. Protesters clogged both the Ohi plant and the streets of downtown Tokyo in response.

This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows No. 3, right, and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant.
This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows No. 3, right, and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
In this photo taken Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa inspects Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, western Japan.
In this photo taken Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa inspects Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, western Japan.   (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
This November 2011 file photo shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 3, rear, and No. 4 units of the Ohi nuclear power station.
This November 2011 file photo shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s No. 3, rear, and No. 4 units of the Ohi nuclear power station.   (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
My TakeCLICK BELOW TO VOTE
2%
5%
2%
57%
29%
5%
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 10 comments
boxcar
Jul 1, 2012 6:19 PM CDT
As always the SUPPLY side gets the nod- What about addressing the DEMAND side? Solution to ALL of mankinds problems can be found in Human Rights of Reproduction. ie, you really only have the god-given right to reproduce yourself maybe TWICE, one boy, one girl per family To reproduce 3X,4X,5X,6X,7X,8X,9X,10X,11X,12X,13X,14X,15X,16X,17X,18X,19X,20X on ad infinitum ensures after 3 generations when the 4th is born our traditional FINAL SOLUTION for TOO MANY PEOPLE has always been MASS GENOCIDE by wars, pestilence and starvation, just what is going on now- Whom ever's idea it was to promote multi-birth families (right wing family value religious types) are the ROOT CAUSE of EVERY problem we have today and it defines Modern History- the yrs are 1860s, 1930s & 1990s leading to global socio-upheavals ongoing since mid-90s (Rwanda, Bosnia, Wall Street, now Arab countries) SOLUTION can be found in the PROBLEM- just way too many people in society- unsustainable, no jobs 4'em
boxcar
Jul 1, 2012 6:16 PM CDT
As always the SUPPLY side gets the nod- What about addressing the DEMAND side? Solution to ALL of mankinds problems can be found in Human Rights of Reproduction. ie, you really only have the god-given right to reproduce yourself maybe TWICE, one boy, one girl per family To reproduce 3X,4X,5X,6X,7X,8X,9X,10X,11X,12X,13X,14X,15X,16X,17X,18X,19X,20X on ad infinitum ensures after 3 generations when the 4th is born our traditional FINAL SOLUTION for TOO MANY PEOPLE has always been MASS GENOCIDE by wars, pestilence and starvation, just what is going on now- Whom ever's idea it was to promote multi-birth families (right wing family value religious types) are the ROOT CAUSE of EVERY problem we have today and it defines Modern History- the yrs are 1860s, 1930s & 1990s leadidng to global socio-upheavals as are ongoing since mid-90s (Rwanda, Bosnia, now Arab countries) Again, the SOLUTION can be found in the PROBLEM- just way too many people so society is unsustainable
myflap.blow
Jul 1, 2012 11:47 AM CDT
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 
tsunami • Japan • nuclear reactor • Kansai • Japan earthquake • 9.0 earthquake • Fukushima Dai-ichi

 
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Timelines   |   POPSUGAR Tech   |   Business Insider   |   HuffPost Entertainment   |   NewsOne