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The Hokkaido Electric Power company has started work to shut down Japan's last nuclear reactor and leave the country nuclear-free

Japan Starts Work to Shut Down Last Reactor

13:08 05/05/2012 TOKYO, May 5 (RIA Novosti)

The Hokkaido Electric Power company has started work to shut down Japan's last nuclear reactor and leave the country nuclear-free, the generator said on Saturday.

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