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Risks to Japanese nuclear could boost LNG imports
Japan could see some of its operational nuclear reactors shut down next year, a move that will likely lead to a rise in the country’s LNG imports Japan could see some of its operational nuclear reactors shut down next year, a move that will likely lead to a rise in the country’s LNG imports.
25 April 2019
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Bullish for Japan LNG imports
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has confirmed it will not extend deadlines set for reactors to meet counterterrorism requirements. The three companies that have operational reactors in the country have said they are at risk of having to shut down their reactors as a result.
The deadlines for meeting the counterterrorism measures start from next year. Four reactors could be forced to stop operations in 2020, the earliest being in March. The companies were given...
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