electricity shortage

Electricity supply sufficient even if next summer...
The Asahi Shimbun
Japanese households will be able to ride out a sweltering summer next year without worrying about power shortages, even if no additional nuclear power plants go back online,...
For the summer heat, frozen flowers go on the block
A worker checks on flowers embedded in ice at Arakawa Himuro in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward. (Kazunori Takahashi)
KYOTO--To provide a sense of cool during the summer months, a company here is creating blocks of ice that contain flowers.
COMMENTARY: Decision on restarting Oi reactors...
Safety inspectors check on equipment at the central control room of the Oi nuclear plant on June 16 after the central government approved resumption of operations. (Provided by Kansai Electric Power Co.)
The decision by the central government on June 16 to resume operations at the Oi nuclear power plant is yet another attempt to rely on the myth of the safety of nuclear plants.
Hashimoto shifts stance to allow restart of Oi...
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
After espousing a staunch anti-nuclear stance that included threats to bring down the ruling party, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said May 31 he would approve the restart of two...
Oi reactor stoppage could leave Kansai Electric in...
The Asahi Shimbun
Kansai Electric Power Co. now faces the strong possibility of an electricity shortage this summer with the stoppage of operations on July 16 of the No. 1 reactor at its Oi...
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