(2011/06/17 2:29), Keith Addison posted: > http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12772 > Are We on the Brink of Burying Nuke Power Forever? Let Us Hope So > Wed, 06/15/2011 > From well-reasoned fear, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Israel > and other critical players have announced they will build no more > reactors. Some will start shutting the ones they have. That's not the case in Japan, I'm afraid.
Even after that disaster - or even when it has been getting worse, Japan is still trying to restart its suspended reactors. If we let this Genkai reactor to restart in a coming month or two - then nuclear power is going to be "business as usual", I'm afraid. On the other hand, IF Japan prohibits restarting of any reactors from now on - all the nuclear power plants in Japan will be stopped in 1.5 years, I heard. Would you put pressure from outside to never let Japan to restart any of its nuclear reactors? If we could kill the Japanese nuclear industry, that can give a massive damage to the world nuclear, as Japan has long been at the core of the reactor industry, as the article says. Many thanks and best wishes, Midori in Kyoto ********** http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110609a8.html Thursday, June 9, 2011 Saga town may be first to see reactor restart Kyodo SAGA — The town of Genkai in Saga Prefecture plans to agree by early July to restart the Genkai nuclear plant's two reactors that have been suspended for checkups, becoming the first municipality to give such a go-ahead amid the ongoing nuclear crisis. While it is not legally required, Kyushu Electric Power Co. makes it a rule to obtain approval from municipal and prefectural governments before restarting reactors after regular inspections. The consent by Genkai will put the onus on Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa, who has expressed qualms about restarting the reactors. Restarting the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors was postponed amid the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 plant. Genkai intends to summon Kyushu Electric officials around July 1 so the mayor can hand them conditions for restarting the reactors, including taking steps to guard against tsunami. ********** _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
