Costs for safety measures necessary to restart Japan's idle nuclear reactors following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster ballooned to over 6.09 trillion yen in January, according to 11 major power companies in the country. As some companies have not yet included costs related to implementing anti-terrorism measures in their calculations,…
Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Thursday approved a plan to restart a nuclear reactor of the same type as those that suffered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant following the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The green light for the No. 2 unit at Chugoku Electric Power Co's Shimane…