Genkai reactors clear new safety standards

Genkai reactors clear new safety standards

Shunichi Tanaka, chief of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2017, after the NRA concluded the Nos. 3 and 4 nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant satisfy new safety standards introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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