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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A pedestrian walks against strong wind in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2024, as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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Sendai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan

File photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japanese crown prince in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, L) and Crown Princess Kiko watch a national inter-high school basketball championship game in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 28, 2019.

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Japanese crown prince in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko watch a national inter-high school basketball championship game in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 28, 2019.

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Japanese crown prince in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) and Crown Princess Kiko enter the venue for the national inter-high school basketball championships in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 28, 2019.

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Utility shows procedures for resuming Sendai reactor

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan, July 14 Kyodo - A Kyushu Electric Power Co. official explains to reporters about the procedures for resuming the No. 1 reactor of its Sendai Nuclear Power Station in the southwestern Japanese city of Satsumasendai on July 14, 2015. The utility plans to reactivate the reactor around Aug. 10 to generate and transmit electricity around Aug. 13.

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Citizens march against Sendai reactor restart

FUKUOKA, June 3 Kyodo - Citizens stage a demonstration in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 27, 2015, against the restarting of nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. The plant has cleared regulator's safety screening for the restart.

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Kagoshima governor favors use of nuclear reactors

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014, saying he sees no choice but to continue using nuclear power generation for the time being in connection with the planned restart of an atomic power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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NRA head inspects portable pumps at Sendai nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (far L)) and others inspect a depot storing portable pumps at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The plant is first to meet the NRA's toughened regulations after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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NRA head inspects Kyushu Electric's Sendai nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R) and others inspect waterproof facilities in a seawater pumping area at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014. The plant is the first to meet the NRA's toughened regulations after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R) shakes hands with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito ahead of their talks at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa visited the complex, which is expected to be the first nuclear plant to be brought back online under new safety regulations adopted after the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - People rally against the planned restart of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 3, 2014, outside the prefectural government offices. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa held talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at the prefectural government offices on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (far R) talks to Kyushu Electric Power Co. workers at the utility's nuclear power plant in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R front) holds talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (L front) at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Southwest Japan mayor OKs nuke plant restart

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Mayor Hideo Iwakiri of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, gives a press conference on Oct. 28, 2014, following his approval for the restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant, the first to meet strict safety requirements tightened after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Local city assembly OKs restart of nuclear plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Hideo Iwakiri (C), the mayor of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, speaks at a session of the city assembly on Oct. 28, 2014, after it approved restarting the two-reactor Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japanese city. The plant in September became the first nuclear facility to meet Japan's stricter safety requirements following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Local city assembly OKs restart of nuclear plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Citizens of the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, watch live coverage of an extraordinary session of the city assembly on Oct. 28, 2014, at a hall near the city government offices. The assembly convened to determine whether to approve restarting the two-reactor Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japanese city.

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Local city assembly OKs restart of nuclear plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - The city assembly of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture convenes on Oct. 28, 2014, to determine whether to approve restarting the two-reactor Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japanese city. The plant in September became the first nuclear facility to meet Japan's stricter safety requirements following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.

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People protest against plan to resume Sendai nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Protesters hold banners opposing the restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai Nuclear Power Station in front of a venue for a briefing session on plant safety for residents in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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'Tug-of-War Match Sendai' held in Kagoshima Pref.

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Some 3,000 men take part in a "Tug-of-War Match Sendai" pull on a 365-meter long rope in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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METI document on Sendai plant handed to mayor

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Takayuki Ueda (L), head of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, hands a document under the name of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi on the government's policy to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to Satsumasendai Mayor Hideo Iwakiri at the city hall on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Storage batteries for solar power used in smart grid test

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Kyushu Electric Power Co. official shows storage batteries for solar energy used in the utility's experiment in the "smart grid" next generation electricity supply system on Aug. 7, 2014, under way in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Power consumption meter used in smart grid network test

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. displays a power consumption meter on Aug. 7, 2014, distributed to households in the utility's experiment in the "smart grid" next generation electricity supply system now under way in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Pref.

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in March 2014.

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Briefing on stable iodine distribution in Kagoshima Pref.

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Residents near the Sendai nuclear power plant are briefed about the distribution of stable iodine tablets in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 22, 2014. The tablets will be distributed to people residing within 5 kilometers of the plant.

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Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R) attends its meeting on July 16, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The regulators unveiled a draft safety screening report needed to restart two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in Satsumasendai in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, in what is seen as a key step to reviving the country's nuclear power generation.

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Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - People stage a rally on July 16, 2014, in front of a Tokyo building where the Nuclear Regulation Agency is housed calling for Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant to remain idled. The plant in Satsumasendai in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima will be the first nuclear complex to meet a new set of safety standards, introduced in July last year, if the regulators' safety screening report is finalized following a month-long public consultation period.

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Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It will be the first nuclear complex to meet a new set of safety standards, introduced in July last year, if the Nuclear Regulation Agency's safety screening report is finalized following a month-long public consultation period.

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Ready room for crisis management built at nuke power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. unveils a ready room additionally built to meet the government's new regulations on tsunami and tornado management in an emergency response facility at the Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Crisis preparedness at Kyushu Electric Power's nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. unveils a protective wall built to surround a seawater-pumping area at the Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Crisis preparedness at Kyushu Electric Power's nuke plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. unveils a water tank equipped with protective walls against tornadoes at the Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuke power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - The Sendai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. is seen in this file photo taken in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in January 2014. Construction of crisis management facilities is underway at the plant to meet the government's new disaster response regulations.

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NRA to prioritize safety review of Sendai nuclear plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) will prioritize the safety review of the No. 1 (R) and No. 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in January 2014.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from R) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from L) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows a fire-fighting exercise in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant.

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, shows employees in the main control room at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at the Sendai plant.

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Japan general election eve

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, speaks before voters in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, makes a stump speech in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from L to R) the No. 2 and No. 1 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from R to L) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (cylindrical structures from front to back) the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, on May 18, 2011. It is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Inspection at Sendai nuclear power plant

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Inspectors of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency check preparedness for possible tsunami damage at the Sendai nuclear power station, operated by the Kyushu Electric Power Co., in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 20, 2011.