Japan Rejoining Nuclear Club Leaves Fossil Fuel Appetite
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Japan is poised to rejoin the world nuclear club -- barely.
Yesterday’s report vouching for the safety of Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s atomic station in southern Japan means the utility’s two reactors in Sendai may begin operating as soon as October or November, according to Yoko Nobuoka, a Tokyo-based analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Two more units may be working by the end of the year, she says.