Japan State-Wide Nuclear Restart on the Horizon
<div class='node-body'><p>In Japan on Sunday, a local nuclear safety commission effectively approved the restart of two nuclear reactors at the Oi nuclear plant in the Fukui prefecture, a necessary step likely to prompt a stamp of approval by the local government.</p>
<p>The move came after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's national call to reactivate the reactors on Friday, claiming Japan could not do without nuclear energy.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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