Shareholders call for nuclear plant closures (xpost)

[bananas]

From LBN - a really good idea - hope it takes hold:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4836474

Shareholders call for nuclear plant closures
Source: NHK

Some of the shareholders of a Japanese electric power company say they want the utility to close its nuclear power plants.

On Monday, a group of 232 individual stockholders of Tohoku Electric Power Company submitted the documents needed for their proposal to scrap its nuclear power plants.

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The group is also calling for the company to end its investment in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing businesses, including a reprocessing plant at Rokkasho Village in Aomori Prefecture.

The group representative, Hironori Shinohara, noted the moves by power companies to introduce additional safety measures following the nuclear emergency involving Tokyo Electric Power Company. But he said accidents never happen under the same scenarios, and stressed the importance of shutting down the nuclear plants.

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Read more: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_31.html

[ensho]

1. kick

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[kristopher]

2. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Strong objections from within have more weight when consensus is a high priority.