information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
22 Décembre 2012
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Kyodo
TABUSE, Yamaguchi Pref. — The head of the Liberal Democratic Party repeated Saturday that he will reconsider revoking the ban on construction of new nuclear reactors when he takes office next week.
Shinzo Abe, who is all but assured of becoming the nation's next prime minister on Wednesday, made the remarks in Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, hinting he could abandon the policy, which is aimed at reducing the nation's dependence on nuclear power in light of the dangers presented by the Fukushima meltdowns.
"We'd like to review how to think about the issue nationwide," Abe said at a news conference in Yamaguchi on Friday. He returned to his constituency Friday evening and visited the grave of his father, former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, and his grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, before returning to Tokyo on Saturday evening.
Abe, who is set to become the nation's seventh prime minister in six years on Wednesday, said the new government will consider whether to allow power companies to build new reactors in line with his party's goal of determining the country's future energy mix within the next 10 years.
The ban on new reactors was part of an energy strategy crafted by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government in September, after three reactor cores melted at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in March 2011.
The strategy also said Japan will aim to phase out nuclear power in the 2030s, but that goal is widely expected to be retracted after the change in government following the Democratic Party of Japan's bruising defeat in Sunday's general election.
Currently, three reactors are under construction and nine more are at the planning stage.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201212220046
YAMAGUCHI--Shinzo Abe said his administration should review a freeze imposed by the outgoing government on the construction of new nuclear reactors.
The Liberal Democratic Party chief was speaking Dec. 21 to reporters in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where he holds a Lower House seat.
"The DPJ administration took a decision, but I want to review it," Abe said.
In the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant last year, the government of the Democratic Party of Japan decided to withhold approval for new reactors—with the exception of a handful already under construction—and furthermore to shut down all nuclear power reactors by the 2030s.
The LDP swept to an overwhelming victory in a Lower House election Dec. 16, but its platform was vague on the question of nuclear policy. The party promised only to "decide within 10 years on a sustainable 'best mix of power generation' for the future."
Abe is expected to be named prime minister in coming days.
At the Dec. 21 news conference, Abe stressed his intentions.
"The party's direction has been set. We will consider what our position is on the construction of new reactors in the future," he said.
As for giving existing nuclear reactors the green light to power up again, Abe said, "We will make a decision within three years, after the Nuclear Regulation Authority has established new rules."
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20121222p2g00m0dm007000c.html
TABUSE, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's next prime minister, Shinzo Abe, reiterated Saturday that he will reconsider the current government's policy of not allowing utilities to build new nuclear reactors.
Abe, head of the Liberal Democratic Party who is set to become the new premier on Wednesday, made the remarks to reporters in Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, hinting that he could jettison the policy aimed at reducing dependence on nuclear energy following last year's Fukushima disaster.
Abe has said the new government will judge whether to allow power companies to build new reactors in line with his pronuclear party's stance of determining the country's future energy mix within the next 10 years.
The principle of not allowing the construction of new reactors was included in an energy strategy crafted by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government in September in the wake of the disaster last year at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.
The strategy also said Japan will aim to phase out nuclear power in the 2030s, but the goal is widely expected to be retracted by the new government following Noda's Democratic Party of Japan's crushing defeat in Sunday's general election.
Currently, three reactors are under construction and nine more are being planned to be built in Japan.
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