Local News

There has been a sharp increase in the number of local governments seeking new agreements with power companies on atomic power safety before the governments agree to the restart of the currently idled nuclear power plants. The power companies, however, are not interested in clearing the new hurdles that the pacts would likely require. As a result, three municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture within 19 kilometers of the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture have submitted an agreement that does not include the prior consent of those municipalities to restart the plant.