Noda to take lead in gaining local approval to restart nuclear plants
22:09, 11 March 2012
TOKYO. March 11. KAZINFORM Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged Sunday to take a leadership role in gaining local approval to restart nuclear power reactors once the central government decides to do so, to avert potential power shortages around Japan caused by the lost output of atomic plants previously producing a third of the nation's electricity.
At a press conference held on the first anniversary of the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Noda also said he will make a formal request for prefectural governments to accept debris generated by the natural disaster that hit northeastern Japan, Kyodo reports.
The central government ''should make every effort'' to obtain the support of areas where nuclear plants are located, Noda said.
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