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Japan switches off last nuclear reactor
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Japan went nuclear-free yesterday after switching off its last operating reactor for inspection, and local media said a restart of any reactors is unlikely at least until early next year.
Kansai Electric Power took the No. 4 reactor offline at its Oi nuclear plant in the western prefecture of Fukui at 1:33 am “without any problems,” a company official said.
The move left the world’s third largest economy without atomic energy to generate electricity for the second time since the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted in March 2011.
Nuclear power supplied about one-third of the resource-poor nation’s electricity before a tsunami knocked out cooling systems and sparked meltdowns at Fukushima, causing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has openly backed a return to the widespread use of atomic energy, but the public remains divided. Opponents cite safety fears.
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