Proposed Rules for Japan’s Nuclear Industry Called Too Strict

New York Times: Proposed new safety guidelines for Japan's nuclear industry that could keep reactors shuttered for years for emergency upgrades have set off intense political maneuvering by those who say the regulations will cripple business just as hopes were rising for economic relief. The relatively stiff requirements by a panel that included nuclear power supporters appeared to take Japan's nuclear industry and its backers in government by surprise, and could pose a challenge to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just...

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