FUKUI (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yukio Edano on Saturday tried to drum up support for Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to reactivate two idled reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture.Edano traveled to the prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan after he, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and two other ministers confirmed Friday the safety and necessity of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Oi plant. He is also scheduled to meet later Saturday with Shinobu Tokioka, mayor of Oi town in Fukui, to explain the government's view.
Nishikawa has said the prefectural government will decide on whether to approve the reactivation of the reactors by taking into consideration experts' views, while Tokioka welcomed the central government's safety endorsement of the plant.
The Fukui governor is scheduled to hold a press conference after meeting with the economy, trade and industry minister. Read More
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