Japan regains nuclear power supply

Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino (far L) witnesses work to resume nuclear power supply from the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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