Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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