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(Japan) Oi nuclear plant restart policy deeply divides ruling party, nation
Oi restart policy deeply divides ruling party, nation
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Despite Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s personal appeal on June 8 for the restarts of two offline nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, a large group of his own lawmakers appear determined to stage a last-minute stand against the policy.
In the run-up to Noda’s news conference, members of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan were engaged in a tug-of-war on the issue, with opponents of the restarts at the Oi nuclear plant’s No. 3 and No. 4 reactors sometimes forcing the leadership onto the back foot.
Passions ran high at a hastily arranged party meeting nine hours before Noda talked.
Lower House member Nobuhiko Suto told his fellow lawmakers: “I am absolutely opposed to restarting the reactors in the current situation. We can manage to (avoid power shortages) by saving electricity.”
Ben Hashimoto, another Lower House member, said...
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Despite Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s personal appeal on June 8 for the restarts of two offline nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, a large group of his own lawmakers appear determined to stage a last-minute stand against the policy.
In the run-up to Noda’s news conference, members of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan were engaged in a tug-of-war on the issue, with opponents of the restarts at the Oi nuclear plant’s No. 3 and No. 4 reactors sometimes forcing the leadership onto the back foot.
Passions ran high at a hastily arranged party meeting nine hours before Noda talked.
Lower House member Nobuhiko Suto told his fellow lawmakers: “I am absolutely opposed to restarting the reactors in the current situation. We can manage to (avoid power shortages) by saving electricity.”
Ben Hashimoto, another Lower House member, said...
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201206090053
