Nuclear crisis to increase Japan's short-term reliance on thermal power (by Mainichi Shimbun)

Reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant are pictured in this photograph taken from a Mainichi helicopter in February 2011. (Mainichi)

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Radiation in soil near troubled Japan nuclear plant exceeds Chernobyl evacuation level (by Mainichi Shimbun)

In this Friday, March 18, 2011 satellite image released by DigitalGlobe, the Fukushima Dai-ichi is shown. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)

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Suspension of Hamaoka nuke plant sparks battle between common sense and outdated thinking (by Mainichi Shimbun)

The Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. is pictured in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, from a Mainichi helicopter in this February 2011 photo. (Mainichi)

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