Out with old, in with new nuke

A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye toward building a new one, a spokesperson said yesterday, as the country drives for more clean energy.

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This is the first such attempt on a commercial unit in Japan, after Chubu Electric decided in 2008 to dismantle two reactors at its Hamaoka plant in the central Shizuoka region to avoid paying for costly anti-earthquake measures for them.