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Kansai Electric to seek reactivation of idled reactors

OSAKA, June 25 Kyodo - Monitor image shows Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi addressing the company's general shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2015. Yagi said the utility will make its utmost effort to reactive idled reactors to turn around the business.

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Kagoshima assembly head seeks industry minister's visit

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi (extreme R) meets with Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly Chairman Kenichi Ikehata (L) at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014. Obuchi showed readiness to meet Ikehata's call for her visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture to explain the planned reactivation of a local nuclear power plant's two reactors.

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Citizens' group requests freezing of Sendai plant restart

TOKYO, Japan - Hosei University professor Harutoshi Funabashi, chairman of the Citizens' Commission on Nuclear Energy, calls for the freezing of the reactivation process of the two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture at a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2014.

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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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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building (in background) in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - A woman protests in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, against the upcoming reactivation of a nuclear reactor in western Japan. Thousands of people held an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo the same day, protesting against the restart of the reactor at the Oi nuclear plant, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - A woman cries as she protests in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, against the upcoming reactivation of a nuclear reactor in western Japan. Thousands of people held an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo the same day, protesting against the restart of the reactor at the Oi nuclear plant, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office (R back) and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office (R back) and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - A woman protests in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, against the upcoming reactivation of a nuclear reactor in western Japan. Thousands of people held an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo the same day, protesting against the restart of the reactor at the Oi nuclear plant, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Antinuclear protesters rally near PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Thousands of people mount an antinuclear rally on a street near the prime minister's office and the Diet building in Tokyo on June 29, 2012, protesting against the upcoming restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear plant in western Japan, the first such reactivation since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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New TEPCO chairman says restarting reactors essential for turnaround

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe (L), new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and new President Naomi Hirose (R) hold a press conference in Tokyo on June 28, 2012. Shimokobe called for reactivation of the utility's idled nuclear reactors in Niigata Prefecture from April 2013 as a "building block" in the company's turnaround plan compiled following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

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Power-saving summer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai Nuclear Power Station in Genkai, Saga Prefecture. Japan will go into power-saving mode on July 2 with no prospects in sight for the immediate reactivation of Genkai and most other nuclear power plants that are currently idled.

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Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 12, 2012, shows the No. 3 (R) 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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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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Kyoto, Shiga governors

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada hold a press conference in Kyoto on April 17, 2012. They unveiled a proposal to the central government on its nuclear policy, following discussions about the reactivation of two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.

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Hunger strike against reactor reactivation

OSAKA, Japan - Civic group members conduct a hunger strike in front of the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on April 9, 2012, against the resumption of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The president of the power company presented to the industry minister the same day a timetable for the implementation of safety measures as a step to restart the two idled reactors.

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Timetable presented for reactor reactivation

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi answers reporters' questions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on April 9, 2012, after presenting to industry minister Yukio Edano a timetable for the implementation of safety measures as a step to restart the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

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Egypt releases 30 prisoners upon presidential pardon

STORY: Egypt releases 30 prisoners upon presidential pardon DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the presidential palace in Cairo 2. exterior of prisons department sector 3. various of families waiting for their released relatives 4. various archived shots of released prisoners being received by their families (courtesy of the Presidential Pardon Committee member MP Tarek El-Kholy) STORYLINE: Egypt's Presidential Pardon Committee announced on Tuesday finalizing measures to release 30 prisoners held in pre-trial detention in accordance with the committee's regulatory laws. In a statement, the committee asserted it would continue its work to release more prisoners and integrate them into society. It also noted that coordination is underway with the various state bodies topped by the prosecution and the Interior Ministry to release the detainees. In late April, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the reactivation of the Presidential Pardon

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Parade returns to celebrate 484th anniversary of Colombia's capital

STORY: Parade returns to celebrate 484th anniversary of Colombia's capital DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parade STORYLINE: The traditional Comparsa Parade returned on Sunday to celebrate the 484th anniversary of the founding of the Colombian capital after being suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 25 comparsas, or groups of musicians and dancers, representing various areas of Bogota, paraded through the historic city center. "This year, the 25 comparsas begin their journey here in the Plaza La Santamaria, the plaza of life, and culminate in the Plaza de Bolivar, with more than 1,000 artists on stage," said Bogota's Secretary of Culture, Recreation, and Sport Catalina Valencia. The influx of visitors to the parade is contributing to the reactivation of the capital's cultural sector, she said. The parade is "an effort" to combine cultural activity with entrepreneurship, Bogota's Secretary of E

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Flash mob celebrates International Dance Day in Venezuela

STORY: Flash mob celebrates International Dance Day in Venezuela DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flash mob in the street in Caracas, Venezuela 2. various of dancers celebrating International Dance Day STORYLINE: A flash mob made up of students, dancers and other people celebrated the International Dance Day, which falls on April 29, in downtown Caracas, Venezuela. The initiative of the Universidad Nacional Experimental de las Artes (UNEARTE) is part of the activities of progressive reactivation of spaces in Venezuela, after two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Dance Day was established in 1982 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the aim of disseminating this artistic discipline. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Caracas. (XHTV)

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse shows the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine vial at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Vials of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and CoronaVac vaccines against COVID-19 are applied at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse takes a shot from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to apply it to a patient at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse takes a shot from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to apply it to a patient at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse takes a shot from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to apply it to a patient at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People take a shot of the novel Coronavirus vaccines applied in Colombia (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse takes a shot from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to apply it to a patient at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People take a shot of the novel Coronavirus vaccines applied in Colombia (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People wait in line to receive the novel Coronavirus Vaccines (Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

People take a shot of the novel Coronavirus vaccines applied in Colombia (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac) at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

A nurse takes a shot from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to apply it to a patient at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Health staff uses biological vests to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination against COVID-19 to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Vaccination - Columbia

Vials of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and CoronaVac vaccines against COVID-19 are applied at the border city of Ipiales located in the department of Narino is one of the cities selected to begin a mass vaccination to achieve an economic reactivation in border area between Colombia and Ecuador in Ipiales, Narino on June 24, 2021 Photo by Camilo Erasso/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on the day, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo