More than 80 percent of nuclear reactors in Japan to be idled
More than 80 percent of nuclear reactors in Japan will be idled after Kansai Electric Power Co. in the western region suspends operation of one of reactors at its power plant in Fukui Prefecture for a regular inspection late Friday evening, Kyodo News Agency reported.
Japan has switched off its last functioning nuclear reactor, leaving the country without atomic power for the first time in four decades.