Fukui governor resists resuming nuclear plant operations

Fukui governor resists resuming nuclear plant operations

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa speaks during a prefectural assembly session in the city of Fukui on June 22, 2011. The governor reiterated his intention to reject the Japanese central government's request to resume operations of suspended nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture.

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