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Sweden, France to deepen cooperation on nuclear power, forestry

STORY: Sweden, France to deepen cooperation on nuclear power, forestry SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (credit: Government Offices of Sweden) STORYLINE: Sweden and France are set to cooperate on nuclear power, forestry, and security, said French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to Sweden on Tuesday. "We have decided on certain guidelines when it comes to deepening our cooperation within the field of nuclear power, to phase out carbon dioxide to move towards a more carbon-neutral economy," Macron told a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Cooperation on nuclear power is important to the Swedish government, which in November said that the country would build new nuclear power output corresponding to ten large-scale reactors by 2045. Two of these are expected to be operational by 2035. Forests are also vital to fighting climate chan

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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IAEA Seeks Wider Access For Inspections - Zaporizhzhia

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2023 shows IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi with his team visits Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area during his official visit to Ukraine on June 15, 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors. His comments came in an IAEA update as both Russia and Ukraine accuse the other side of preparing actions which will damage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Photo courtesy of IAEA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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TEPCO decides on permanent shutdown of 2 Fukushima reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows the No. 5 reactor (L) and No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The company decided at its board meeting on Dec. 18, 2013, to permanently shut down the two reactors that avoided meltdowns in the 2011 nuclear disaster.

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2 Oi reactors clear regulator's safety review

TOKYO, Japan, May 24 Kyodo - Photo taken May 18, 2017, shows Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority formally determined on May 24 that the two units have met the country's post-Fukushima safety standards.

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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.

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Residents' call to halt reactors in southwest Japan rejected

FUKUOKA, April 6 Kyodo - Photo taken March 24, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka High Court on April 6 rejected a call by local residents for an injunction to halt the restart of the two units.

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Nuke regulator acknowledges active fault under Tsuruga reactor

TOKYO, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - The Nuclear Regulation Authority accepts a survey report at a meeting on March 25, 2015, in Tokyo acknowledging the presence of an active geological fault right under one of two nuclear reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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Utility to seek operation of 2 old reactors beyond 40 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi attends a press conference at the utility's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, on Nov. 26, 2014. The utility said it will seek to operate its two reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant beyond the operational limit of 40 years, despite public concerns over the safety of aging nuclear facilities.

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Experts confirm Tsuruga reactor fault as active

TOKYO, Japan - Two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Nov. 19, 2014, its earlier judgment that the No. 2 reactor, shown in the upper part of the photo, sits right above an active fault.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A panel of experts at the Nuclear Regulation Authority discusses the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, during a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, to discuss the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People in the public gallery of the prefectural assembly of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, protest on Nov. 7, 2014, the assembly's approval of the resumption of operations of two nuclear reactors of the Sendai power plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito also approved their restart later in the day.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People in the public gallery of the prefectural assembly of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, protest on Nov. 7, 2014, the assembly's approval of the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the extraordinary session of the prefectural assembly approving the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant to be approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on Nov. 7, 2014, to express opposition to the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will soon approve their restart to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant to be approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on Nov. 7, 2014, to express opposition to the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will soon approve their restart to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Kagoshima assembly to approve Sendai plant resumption

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve the restart of two reactors at the plant on Nov. 7 to complete the process of securing local approval for the resumption.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant transformer unveiled

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press a main electrical transformer at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, during work to decommission two of its five light-water reactors.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant reactors shown to press

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two reactor buildings at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, as work is in progress to decommission the light-water reactors.

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Tanks set to be removed from Hamaoka nuke power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two chemical tanks near one of two reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, ahead of their removal as part of work to decommission the light-water reactors.

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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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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after the NRA approved the final version of its screening report on the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant under new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. With the approval, the two reactors in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, moved closer to becoming the first in the country to be restarted.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2014 shows two reactors at the Sendai power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The plant, operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. obtained a safety clearance from regulators on Sept. 10, 2014, becoming the first to meet new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan nuclear plant clears safety hurdle toward restarting

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, after the NRA approved a draft report required to resume the operations of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The reactors are expected to become the first nuclear facility to restart under new safety standards introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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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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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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NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2014, he thinks it is "natural to make scientific judgments on the basis of data" about whether nuclear reactors are safe to be restarted under the framework of new safety regulations. Ishiwatari is one of the government's nominees to replace two of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

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Ruling against reactor restart

OSAKA, Japan - People stand in front of the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on May 22, 2014, to protest against the restart of two reactors at the company's Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric said the same day, a day after the Fukui District Court ruled that it will not allow the restart, it has appealed the ruling to a higher court.

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Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of two reactors at the plant, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Kansai Electric Power

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, shows the headquarters in Osaka of Kansai Electric Power Co. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of two reactors at the power company's Oi nuclear plant, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (L) and 4 reactor buildings at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of the two reactors, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Protest against Sendai nuclear plant's possible restart

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Demonstrators march in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on March 16, 2014, to protest against a resumption of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture as the Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided to prioritize the safety review of the plant's two reactors for restarting.

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Protesters oppose possible reactor restart in Kyushu

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally in Tokyo on March 13, 2014, against the possible restart of nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai atomic power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided to place priority on conducting safety reviews of two reactors at the plant, 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

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (R), head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, asks for the opinions of other nuclear regulators during a session in Tokyo on March 13, 2014. The authority decided the same day to prioritize the safety review of two reactors at the Sendai plant in southwestern Japan, making them potentially the closest to be 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 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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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - A September 2013 file photo shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactor units of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to permanently shut down the two reactors that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 accident, company sources said on Nov. 20, 2013.