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September 20, 2013

Japan Scraps All 6 Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima Plant to Focus on Containing Leak 
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Japan has ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
to decommission all six of its nuclear reactors, instead of the four
previously planned. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday the
plant should focus on containing leaks of radioactive water instead of
working to bring the reactors back online.

 

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