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Crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

File photo taken on July 5, 2012, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The operator of the nuclear power plant began removing fuel from a pool at the reactor in November 2013.

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2008 by Xinhua photographer Zhang Ailin shows a view of Shuinongtun (above) and photo taken on July 30, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Zhou Hua shows new houses of villagers from Shuinongtun, in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 4, 2012 shows Zhu Daqing walking on a muddy road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of towns and villages in the hinterland of Wumeng Mountains spanning over provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. He even provided free medical treatment for villagers who are worse off. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhu Daqing walking on a flat concrete road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 19, 2023 (above) and Zhu Daqing walking on a muddy road on his way to a patient in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 4, 2012 (below). Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of towns an

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-WEINING-DISABLED RURAL DOCTOR (CN)

(230726) -- GUIYANG, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Daqing plays with his nephew in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 4, 2012. Zhu Daqing is a rural doctor in Xinshui Village, Mazha Town of Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining. Born in a family with generations of doctors, Zhu Daqing was determined to be a doctor like his father at a young age even though he is disabled in his left forearm due to congenital absence of upper limb. Majored in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Daqing graduated from Guiyang Medical University in 1994 and returned to his hometown Xinshui Village to be a doctor. During the past 29 years, Zhu Daqing has treated villagers from dozens of towns and villages in the hinterland of Wumeng Mountains spanning over provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. He even provided free medical treatment for villagers who are worse off. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Lan Qiuyan, who has just graduated from a college, posing for a photo when she comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 21, 2023 (above) and 11-year-old Lan Qiuyan in a yellow top walking home on a mountain road from school on July 4, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 7-year-old Meng Wangbing (2nd L) playing with friends at school on July 4, 2012 (L) and Meng Wangbing, who is a freshman at Guilin University of Technology, posing for a photo on Jan. 25, 2023 in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 7-year-old Meng Jinchen having class at school on July 4, 2012 (L) and Meng Jinchen, who is a freshman at a vocational school, posing for photos on Jan. 25, 2023 in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 4-year-old Meng Xuanhong in his sister's old dress playing with Lan Xiaoshuai on July 16, 2012 (L) and middle school students Meng Xuanhong and Lan Xiaoshuai posing for a photo on Jan. 21, 2023 (R) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai, Meng Xuanren and their schoolmates are pictured on their way home after school in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 4, 2012. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Fans celebrate after New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hit an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Sea Shepherd's fugitive leader

LOS ANGELES, United States - Captain Paul Watson, founder of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, speaks with Kyodo News via Skype from the group's flagship, the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 4, 2012. Watson told Kyodo he spent most of the past four months at sea after jumping bail in July in Germany, where he had been arrested and was awaiting extradition to Costa Rica.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in July 2012 shows the facilities of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Buildings containing reactors (from L) No. 4, 3, 2 and 1 are seen. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an investigation at the plant on Nov. 2, 2012, to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Occupy Wall Street demonstrations

WASHINGTON, United States - A child holds an umbrella bearing slogans during a national conference of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in Philadelphia on July 4, 2012.

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Muffat wins gold in women's swimming 400m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - Camille Muffat of France sticks out her tongue in expressing joy after winning the women's swimming 400-meter freestyle final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Muffat won gold in a record of 4 minutes, 1.45 seconds.

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Foreign "cosplayers" visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from Britain (2 women on L back), Russia (2 women on R back) and Indonesia (2 men at front) pose with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Yamane (C) at the ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2012. The three pairs from the countries, dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from Japanese animation, "manga" comics and video games, paid a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit held in Nagoya, ahead of a contest Aug. 4 at the summit that will draw performers from Japan and 19 other countries.

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Ichiro hits 100th MLB career homer

NEW YORK, United States - A signboard at Yankee Stadium in New York announces New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's hitting his 100th career home run (in Major League Baseball) during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 30, 2012. The Yankees lost 5-4.

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Ichiro hits 100th MLB career homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki watches the ball after hitting a homer during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 30, 2012. It was Ichiro's 100th home run in Major League Baseball. The Yankees lost 5-4.

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Ichiro hits 100th MLB career homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds third base after hitting a homer during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 30, 2012. It was Ichiro's 100th home run in Major League Baseball. The Yankees lost 5-4.

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Polish table tennis player Partyka

LONDON, Britain - Poland's Natalia Partyka, born without a right hand and forearm, fights against Li Jie of the Netherlands in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at the ExCeL arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Partyka lost 4-2 to Li.

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Ye gold at Olympics 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen (C) holds her gold medal after winning the women's 400-meter individual medley of the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre at on July 28, 2012. Ye set a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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Ye wins gold in women's 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen competes in the women's swimming 400-meter individual medley at the Aquatics Center at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012. Ye won gold in a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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Ye gold at Olympics 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen (R) waves after the women's 400-meter individual medley of the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre at on July 28, 2012. Ye won gold in a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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Ye gold at Olympics 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen competes in the women's swimming 400-meter individual medley of the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre at on July 28, 2012. Ye won gold in a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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Ye gold at Olympics 400m individual medley

LONDON, Britain - China's Ye Shiwen celebrates after winning the women's swimming 400-meter individual medley of the 2012 London Olympics at Aquatics Centre at on July 28, 2012. Ye won gold in a new world record of 4 minutes, 28.43 seconds.

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Japan's Hagino wins bronze in men's 400m IM

LONDON, Britain - Seventeen-year-old Kosuke Hagino (L) holds his bronze medal for the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012. Hagino set a new Asian record of 4 minutes, 8.94 seconds, while world champion Ryan Lochte (C) dominated the race with a time of 4 minutes, 5.18 seconds.

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Japan's Hagino wins bronze in men's 400m IM

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuya Horihata (back) congratulates Kosuke Hagino (front) after he wins the bronze in the men's 400m IM at the London Olympics Aquatic Centre on July 28, 2012. Hagino rewrote the Asian record with 4 minutes 8.94 seconds, while Horihata placed sixth with 4 minutes 13.30 seconds.

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Hagino grabs bronze in Olympics 400-m IM

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Hagino (L) in action in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the London Olympics Aquatic Centre on July 28, 2012. American Ryan Lochte (front) finished with a time of 4 minutes 5.18 seconds.

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U.S. beat France in women's soccer at London

GLASGOW, Scotland - Abby Wambach of the United States attempts to head the ball during an Olympic women's soccer Group G opener against France at Hampden Park on July 25, 2012. The United States beat France 4-2.

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Oi plant's No. 4 reactor starts capacity operation

OBAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor building (right) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on July 25, 2012. The reactor, which is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, started full-capacity power generation early on July 25 to ease electricity shortages in western Japan. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, the first to resume operation, is seen to the left.

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Oi plant's No. 4 reactor starts capacity operation

OBAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on July 25, 2012. The reactor, which is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, started full-capacity power generation early on July 25 to ease electricity shortages in western Japan. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, the first to resume operation, is seen in the back.

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Oi plant's No. 4 reactor starts capacity operation

OI, Japan - Photo taken at 1:02 a.m. on July 25, 2012, shows the main control room of the No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, after it started full-capacity power generation to ease electricity shortages in western Japan. (Pool photo)

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Oi plant's No. 4 reactor starts capacity operation

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at midnight on July 24, 2012. The No. 4 reactor started full-capacity power generation early on July 25 to ease electricity shortages in western Japan. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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Ichiro makes Yankees debut

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) steals second base during the third inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012. Suzuki, who was traded to the Yankees from the Mariners the same day, went 1-for-4 in his former home park in a 4-1 win for the Yankees.

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Kuroda wins Ichiro's Yankees debut

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012. Just hours after the Yankees acquired Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki in a two-for-one swap, Kuroda allowed one run in seven innings for the win as New York beat Seattle 4-1 in Ichiro's Yankees debut.

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Ichiro makes Yankees debut

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki belts a single during the third inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012. Suzuki, who was traded to the Yankees from the Mariners the same day, went 1-for-4 in his former home park in a 4-1 win for the Yankees.

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Ichiro makes Yankees debut

SEATTLE, United States - A signboard at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, shows a picture of New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and his name in the starting lineup. Suzuki, who was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day, went 1-for-4 in a game against the Mariners in his former home park. The Yankees won 4-1.

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Ichiro makes Yankees debut

SEATTLE, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) wears No. 31 at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012. Suzuki, who was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day, went 1-for-4 in a game against the Mariners in his former home park. The Yankees won 4-1.

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Soeda loses in semifinal at Atlanta Open

ATLANTA, United States - Japan's Go Soeda returns a shot against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in a singles semifinals match at the Atlanta Open in Atlanta, Georgia on July 21, 2012. London Olympics-bound Soeda lost 6-4, 6-3, failing to book a spot in his first ATP final.

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Iwakuma makes solid start in Seattle loss

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma starts in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 20, 2012. Iwakuma worked six strong innings but did not figure in the decision as Seattle managed just five hits in a 4-3, 14-inning loss.

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Oi No. 4 reactor begins generating power

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) at the Oi nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Fukui Prefecture on July 21, 2012. The No. 4 reactor started generating and transmitting electricity later in the day. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R).

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TEPCO finishes trial removal of unused fuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 19, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO said the same day it has finished the trial removal of two unused nuclear fuel assemblies from a fuel storage pool at the badly damaged No. 4 reactor unit without any major trouble.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (back) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online, after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was restarted later, around 9 p.m., the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Workers in the main control room reactivate the No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, around 9 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor became the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. (Pool photo)

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at 7:52 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at the plant was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.