Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other top government officials decided on April 13 that it is "appropriate" to restart the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture. Yet doubts still linger over the factors their decision was based on, namely the "safety" of the reactors and the "need" for nuclear power in terms of power supply and demand.The government, which is hurrying to restart the reactors, has decided to send Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano to Fukui Prefecture to call for cooperation, but it remains to be seen whether the government can present a convincing case to parties including local bodies in surrounding areas that have become increasingly critical of its "hasty decision."
For the Noda administration, the prospect of having no nuclear reactors in operation has created a sense of desperation. Read More
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