Update on Japan disaster aftermath
Chubu Electric OKs Hamaoka shutdown
Chubu Electric answers an urgent request by Prime Minister Naoto Kan bydeciding to shut down the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Radiation readings in the Fukushima power plant’s No. 1 reactor building are as high as 700 millisieverts per hour, which means workers need shielding to proceed with critical repairs.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110510a2.html Osaka day laborer duped into reactor cleanup
An Osaka day laborer responding to an ad for a truck driver in Miyagi Prefecture finds himself beside the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, cleaning up debris.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110510a3.html More Fukushima veggies banned
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Our newspaper said they were shutting down 3 reactors but will continue using nuclear energy. Our president too wants us to use nuclear energy. Who knows. Can’t we learn from the past. Love, Muttle
They will continue to use existing reactors, but apparently have decided to abandon current plans to build more and concentrate on renewable energy development instead.doug