Japan regains nuclear power supply under post-Fukushima regime

Japan regains nuclear power supply under post-Fukushima regime

Workers at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, applaud as the company begins supply of electricity generated by nuclear power on Aug. 14, 2015, the first Japanese utility to do so after a two-year hiatus. Public concern persists over the use of nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster triggered by a huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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