Japan urges shutdown of quake-threatened nuclear plant

Japan urges shutdown of quake-threatened nuclear plant

by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) May 8, 2011
A nuclear plant located near a tectonic faultline should be shut down, Japan's trade and industry minister said Sunday, but he denied the government would reverse its policy on atomic power.

In a television interview, Banri Kaieda asked Chubu Electric Power to accept Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for the suspension of operations at the Hamaoka plant southwest of Tokyo.

Japan urges shutdown of quake-threatened nuclear plant