Local Business Operators and Kansai Electric Power Co.

demonstrators: Around 30 anti-nuclear activists and local residents shouted anti-nuclear slogans in cold weather and steady rain immediately after Kansai Electric Power Co. rebooted the reactor at 5 p.m. that day, according to Asahi Shimbun. But in contrast to the demonstrators’ concerns, local business operators in Takahama voiced their support for restarting the reactor. Demonstrators gathered outside, while others cited the economic benefits of bringing it back online. They said that the town, which has a population of 11,000, has relied heavily on revenue from hosting the nuclear plant for decades and could not sustain its economy without it. I hope that the restart helps bring a brisk business climate back to this town, he said. I totally welcome the reactor resumption, said Yoichi Shimojima, a 53-year-old taxi driver, adding that his business saw a drop in client numbers after all reactors at the plant went offline for periodic safety checks in February 2012. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.