Shikoku Electric nuclear reactor clears major hurdle for restart

Shikoku Electric nuclear reactor clears major hurdle for restart

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (L) attends a meeting in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. The nuclear regulator approved safety measures of an idled reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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