Kagoshima governor asks Kyushu Electric to halt nuclear reactors

Kagoshima Gov. Satoshi Mitazono (L) hands a written request to Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu at the prefectural government office on Aug. 26, 2016, urging the company to temporarily halt two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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