Another Japan nuclear operator turns to govt for aid


A Sept 20, 2013 shows Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power plant at Satsumasendai city in Kagoshima prefecture. Kyushu Electric has become the second nuclear generator to seek state support this week after Hokkaido Electric Power Co's plea on Tuesday - AFP Photo.

TOKYO: Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Co has become the second nuclear generator to seek state support this week as reactors across the country remain idle and industry losses mount three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Kyushu Electric, a regional monopoly that supplies power in southern Japan, said on Wednesday it was in talks with state-owned Development Bank of Japan for financial backing.

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