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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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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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Reactors at Niigata nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows buildings containing the No. 6 reactor (C) and the No. 7 reactor (R) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Sept. 26, 2013, that he basically approves TEPCO's plan to apply for a safety assessment of the two idled reactors, a key step toward resuming their operation. To the left is the No. 5 reactor building.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 3 reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the other one, No. 4 unit, is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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TEPCO seeks to restart idled nuclear reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the buildings containing the No. 7 reactor (L) and the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. TEPCO said July 2, 2013, it will swiftly apply for a state safety assessment of the two reactors to restart their operation, even as the utility continues to grapple with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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MOX fuel likely to arrive in Japan on June 27

TAKAHAMA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2013, shows buildings containing the No. 3 reactor (front) and No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. Two freighters carrying nuclear fuel processed in France for use at the Takahama plant are likely to arrive there on June 27, sources said June 17.

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On-site inspection at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo shows buildings containing the No. 3 reactor (R) and No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on June 15, 2013. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an on-site inspection the same day at the nuclear plant to assess whether the two reactors can meet new safety requirements coming into force in July.

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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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Genkai nuclear reactor resumes power generation

GENKAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 2, 2011, shows the No. 4 reactor building (R of the two domed buildings) at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. The reactor resumed power generation the same day, after it was reactivated the previous day following a one-month hiatus, the company said.

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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. (Kyodo)

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Genkai nuclear reactor resumes power generation

GENKAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 2, 2011, shows the No. 4 reactor building (R of the two domed buildings) at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. The reactor resumed power generation the same day, after it was reactivated the previous day following a one-month hiatus, the company said. (Kyodo)