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Fukushima Prefecture vows to shift away from nuclear plant
FUKUSHIMA, July 15 Kyodo -
Fukushima Prefecture vowed to shift away from nuclear power plants in its reconstruction vision compiled Friday after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami triggered a serious nuclear crisis.
The about-face came after Prime Minister Naoto Kan's declaration Wednesday of pursuing a society free from dependence on nuclear energy and is expected to affect the policies of other prefectures where nuclear plants are located.
Fukushima may be the first Japanese prefecture that has had nuclear plants and has vowed to eliminate them, said an official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.
It has coexisted with nuclear plants since the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant started commercial operation in 1971. It now has 10 reactors, including those at the plant plagued with the crisis.
On June 27, Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato specified his change in policy from tolerance of nuclear plants before the disaster, saying he concluded that Fukushima should pursue a society that does not depend on nuclear energy.
The vision calls for promoting renewable energy sources instead of nuclear energy, overcoming the present nuclear crisis and building a society invulnerable to disasters.
The prefectural government will officially adopt the reconstruction vision in early August after subjecting it to public comments. The vision will be the basis for a specific reconstruction plan to be developed by the end of this year.
Fukushima Prefecture vowed to shift away from nuclear power plants in its reconstruction vision compiled Friday after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami triggered a serious nuclear crisis.
The about-face came after Prime Minister Naoto Kan's declaration Wednesday of pursuing a society free from dependence on nuclear energy and is expected to affect the policies of other prefectures where nuclear plants are located.
Fukushima may be the first Japanese prefecture that has had nuclear plants and has vowed to eliminate them, said an official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.
It has coexisted with nuclear plants since the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant started commercial operation in 1971. It now has 10 reactors, including those at the plant plagued with the crisis.
On June 27, Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato specified his change in policy from tolerance of nuclear plants before the disaster, saying he concluded that Fukushima should pursue a society that does not depend on nuclear energy.
The vision calls for promoting renewable energy sources instead of nuclear energy, overcoming the present nuclear crisis and building a society invulnerable to disasters.
The prefectural government will officially adopt the reconstruction vision in early August after subjecting it to public comments. The vision will be the basis for a specific reconstruction plan to be developed by the end of this year.
