Japan Accident Spurs Review of Nuclear Power

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Trends in various actors after nuclear accident

Japan for Sustainability

 

Trends in Electric Power Suppliers and Municipalities with Nuclear Power Plants

The massive earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 caused tremendous damage, and at the same time, this earthquake and the following tsunami have triggered a serious nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO). Meanwhile, this accident has spurred the country to review about nuclear power generation. In this context, we will deliver you information about moves in electric power suppliers and municipalities that have nuclear power plants, as well as trends in the nuclear power policy at the government level.

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Jacqui Drollet elected French Polynesia Assembly Speaker

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Jacqui Drollet elected French Polynesia Assembly Speaker

 

Tahiti Presse

Jacqui Drollet, from (President) Oscar Temaru's UPLD party, was elected speaker of the 57-seat French Polynesia Assembly Thursday by 29 votes.

The two other candidates were Gaston Flosse, leader of the pro-autonomy Tahoeraa Huiraatira party, and Georges Handerson, also from Temaru's UPLD.

Flosse only obtained 11 votes. He planned to have more votes from the pro-autonomy parties. After the vote, he criticized Gaston Tong Sang, leader of the pro-autonomy To Tatou Ai'a party.

Flosse claimed Tong Sang should have supported him for this election. Pro-autonomy parties should be united, Flosse added.

But Tong Sang replied a few minutes later that Flosse himself was responsible for the lack of unity between pro-autonomy parties.

The other candidate, Georges Handerson, said he did not see any reason why there should be only one UPLD candidate.

Handerson only obtained four votes. He did not say however if he will stay in Temaru's UPLD in the future.