Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

Japan's nuclear industry pledges to refire reactors

Japan?s pro-nuclear lobby pledged on April 13 that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.

Industry officials and supporters said the country desperately needs atomic power to play its part in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a stable electricity supply.

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