Abe visits Fukushima nuclear plant
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December 30, 2012, Sunday
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NEWLY installed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant yesterday as his government reconsiders plans to eventually phase out the use of atomic energy.
Donning protective gear, Abe took a bus tour of the plant - site of the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster - and greeted workers at its emergency operations center, in Okuma town on Japan's northeastern coast.
A massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, swamped parts of the Fukushima plant, disabling backup systems and triggering radiation-spewing meltdowns that forced tens of thousands of people to flee. The disaster triggered massive protests against atomic energy.
Japan's nuclear reactors were suspended for checks after the Fukushima meltdowns, and only two of the country's 50 reactors are now online.
Abe's party says it plans to spend 10 years studying the best energy mix for the country.
Donning protective gear, Abe took a bus tour of the plant - site of the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster - and greeted workers at its emergency operations center, in Okuma town on Japan's northeastern coast.
A massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, swamped parts of the Fukushima plant, disabling backup systems and triggering radiation-spewing meltdowns that forced tens of thousands of people to flee. The disaster triggered massive protests against atomic energy.
Japan's nuclear reactors were suspended for checks after the Fukushima meltdowns, and only two of the country's 50 reactors are now online.
Abe's party says it plans to spend 10 years studying the best energy mix for the country.
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