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Japan Scraps All 6 Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima Plant to Focus on Containing Leak

HeadlineSep 20, 2013

Japan has ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to decommission all six of its nuclear reactors, instead of the four previously planned. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday the plant should focus on containing leaks of radioactive water instead of working to bring the reactors back online.

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