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Japan to stop the process of nuclear plant
Japan to stop the process of nuclear plant
The Governing Council of the Japanese power company Chubu Electric Power today a special meeting to discuss the decision to stop running Hamoca nuclear station in the province of Shizuoka at the request of the Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, for reasons of security and safety of the station.
The news agency Kyodo, the Japanese news sources in the company say that the board tends to accept the request of the Prime Minister to halt operation of the station on the basis that this request is based on a strong case.
For his part, said Yukio Iidanu Chief Cabinet Secretary said that Japanese energy company operating in central Japan will approve the request of the Prime Minister to stop operation of the station, although it is legally obliged to do so.
The Prime Minister has called for the closure of the plant for fear of another disaster after the earthquake damage to the plant in Fukushima, north east of the country by the quake, which struck the country on 11 March.
Japanese officials said they are committed to generating electricity from nuclear power after Prime Minister's call to close the station Hamoca, but added that the goal of generating half of the country's nuclear power by 2030 needs to be reconsidered.
The call to close Hamoca to a possible shift in energy policy of Japan.
Although the Government says that the other stations will not be affected by it might encourage a move the opposition movements of nuclear energy.
Said Yoshito Sinjoko Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Japan that Japan would not abandon nuclear power, although the Minister of Commerce Baneri Kaida, who oversees energy policy, said that the goal should be reviewedJapan.
Kaida said on Fuji TV channel "with respect to energy policy we identified last June a goal to raise the proportion of electricity production from nuclear energy to 50% by 2030, but we need to reconsider that."
He added that greater efforts should be directed to renewable energy and this must be a stimulus to economic growth.
And Japan pledged last year to promote the proportion of electricity generation from nuclear energy to 50% by 2030 from 30% currently, through the construction of 14 new reactors, at least.
The news agency Kyodo, the Japanese news sources in the company say that the board tends to accept the request of the Prime Minister to halt operation of the station on the basis that this request is based on a strong case.
For his part, said Yukio Iidanu Chief Cabinet Secretary said that Japanese energy company operating in central Japan will approve the request of the Prime Minister to stop operation of the station, although it is legally obliged to do so.
The Prime Minister has called for the closure of the plant for fear of another disaster after the earthquake damage to the plant in Fukushima, north east of the country by the quake, which struck the country on 11 March.
Japanese officials said they are committed to generating electricity from nuclear power after Prime Minister's call to close the station Hamoca, but added that the goal of generating half of the country's nuclear power by 2030 needs to be reconsidered.
The call to close Hamoca to a possible shift in energy policy of Japan.
Although the Government says that the other stations will not be affected by it might encourage a move the opposition movements of nuclear energy.
Said Yoshito Sinjoko Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Japan that Japan would not abandon nuclear power, although the Minister of Commerce Baneri Kaida, who oversees energy policy, said that the goal should be reviewedJapan.
Kaida said on Fuji TV channel "with respect to energy policy we identified last June a goal to raise the proportion of electricity production from nuclear energy to 50% by 2030, but we need to reconsider that."
He added that greater efforts should be directed to renewable energy and this must be a stimulus to economic growth.
And Japan pledged last year to promote the proportion of electricity generation from nuclear energy to 50% by 2030 from 30% currently, through the construction of 14 new reactors, at least.
