Restart of Genkai reactors put on hold amid distrust of gov't (JAPAN)

TOKYO —

The head of a southwestern Japanese town hosting the Genkai nuclear power plant on Thursday retracted his approval to restart two reactors suspended for regular checkups amid growing local distrust over the central government’s inconsistent position on the issue.

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Genkai mayor withdraws OK for two reactors' restart
By MASAMI ITO
Staff writer

Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto on Thursday officially retracted his controversial decision to approve the rebooting of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear plant and slammed the central government for ordering "stress tests" out of the blue following weeks of assurances about reactor safety.

The retraction, a political rather than legal necessity for doing the stress tests, creates an awkward situation for Kishimoto, who gave the go-ahead for restarting the reactors just Monday, leaving the final decision to Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa.

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And these Genkai reactors... was it built by her?

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Sometimes, comedy can be good.