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So who has the power to restart nuclear reactors in Japan?
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The dollar index bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage, but they have faded the past few sessions and need to show more power soon to restart the uptrend on the daily chart.
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The government also wants to restart nuclear power plants that have been shut down for scheduled maintenance but are now in limbo.
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Obama will also express concern and ask about whether Japan will be able to restart nuclear power plants, and, if not, how Japan can limit the enormous costs and dislocations that will result from permanent closure.
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After coming to a complete standstill, Wall Street is seeing a slow, hiccuping restart as damaged power lines and subway lines continue to separate deal-makers from their closings.
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The new government of Yoshihiko Noda wants to reduce Japan's reliance on nuclear power in the medium term, but hopes to restart idle reactors in the meantime.
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But it cautioned that the schedule could be delayed if the region's power grid is unstable or if further complications prevent the restart of equipment.
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But Mr Abe, who was elected in December, has indicated he wants to restart the reactors after safety checks to meet pressing power needs.
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Power has now been restored to the site, but work to restart the coolers in reactor 3 was briefly suspended on Wednesday after a plume of black smoke was seen coming from it.
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They went in front within five minutes of the restart when Dawson floated a corner over and Turner climbed above Julien Faubert to power a header in.
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