THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 9, 2021 at 06:00 JST
Goshi Hosono, third from left, the minister in charge of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, at a news conference on the “cold shutdown” of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Dec. 16, 2011. Seen to his left is Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. The road map for decommissioning the plant was released five days later. (Provided by the prime minister’s office)
Delays have long been common in the decommissioning of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but one recent postponement carried special significance. [Read More]
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