Hamaoka nuclear plant to be suspended

Hamaoka nuclear plant to be suspended

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno speaks in a press conference at the company's head office in Nagoya on May 9, 2011. He said the utility decided that day to suspend operation of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan as there are concerns a quake could hit the area and cause a crisis similar to that at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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