Takahama evacuation plan approved

Takahama evacuation plan approved

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) addresses a meeting of the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Commission in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2015. The commission approved an evacuation plan for residents living near the idle Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, paving the path for restarting its No. 3 and 4 reactors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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