Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Governor Yoshinobu Ishikawa (L) receives a report from Toshio Mita, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., at the prefectural government office on Dec. 22. Chubu Electric decided to decommission two old reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new reactor there.

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