Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

OMAEZAKi, Japan - Chubu Electric Power President Toshio Mita hands to Omaezaki Mayor Shigeo Ishihara at the city hall on Dec. 22 a plan to demolish two old reactors at the power company's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new one there.

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