Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (front) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to decide on June 16 about the reactivation of the two idled reactors after he secures local consent from Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to avoid electricity supply disruptions this summer.

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