Japan court orders shutdown of two nuclear reactors over safety fears

Japan court orders shutdown of two nuclear reactors over safety fears Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2016 - A Japanese court Wednesday ordered the shutdown of two nuclear reactors previously declared safe under post-Fukushima safety rules, a decision that comes just days before the fifth anniversary of the atomic disaster. The order will bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two. Dozens were shuttered in the wake of Fukushima, the world's worst nuclear accident in a generation ... more

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