New businesses are popping up to cater to chinas growing middle class, covering everything from delivering lunch to washing the dog. Japans nuclear regulators are giving two reactors built more than four decades ago a new lease on life. Theyve decided to extend the reactors life span. The first such move under stricter rules introduced after the 2011 Nuclear Accident in fukushima. The decision affects the number one and two reactors at takahama plant in central japan. Both are currently offline. But the regulators decision to keep them operational for up to 20 more years. In april, inspectors determined that the reactors met new rules for Fire Prevention for electric cables and other measures. Two months later, regulators approved a plan to make the plants facilities more resistant to earthquakes. The reactors cleared the final hurdle on monday. Regulators accepted a plan to reinforce aging pipes that dont meet earthquake safety standards. The plants Operator Kansai Electric Power Comp
Twin bombings kill more than 100 people in central nigeria. An attack authorities believe could be the work of the Islamist Militant Group boko haram. People opposed to a plan to restart two reactors at a Nuclear Plant in central japan have won a victory. A Japanese Court says Safety Measures at the plant are insufficient, and its ordered the operator to keep the reactors offline. Now this is the first ruling against a restart of a Nuclear Plant since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi three years ago. The two reactors at the ohi Nuclear Plant in fukui prefecture were shut down in september for regular inspections. Residents and their supporters have had filed a lawsuit asking for the reactors to be kept offline. They argued that they were not designed to withstand huge earthquakes. The plans Operator Kansai Electric Power Company insists the facility is safe. The Fukui District Court upheld the claims of 166 plaintiffs living within a 250 kilometer radius of the plant. The presiding ju
Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved the aging No. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant in central Japan to continue operating for 20 more years, local media reported.The Nuclear Regulation Authority's (NRA) decision makes .