No. 4 reactor in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

No. 4 reactor in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

NIIGATA, Japan - Industry minister Takeo Hiranuma (standing) declares at the Niigata prefectural assembly on July 9 that the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is safe. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) shut down all of its 17 reactors after revelations last August that the utility had falsified safety reports. (Kyodo)

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