Japan will not restart nuclear power plants unless safety is restored - Abe
Reuters
Published Sep 23, 2014 00:07
Updated Sep 23, 2014 00:20
Japan will not restart nuclear power plants unless safety is restored - Abe
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan will not restart closed-down nuclear plants "unless safety is restored 100 percent," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday.
Japan is currently "completely dependent on fossil fuels," Abe said at the World Leaders Forum, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, and that his government is looking to introduce renewable energy sources at a fast pace.
Regarding nuclear power, "only when safety is established will plants return to operation," Abe said.
Abe's comments come nearly two weeks after Japan's nuclear regulator approved the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that has been idle since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Diane Craft)
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