Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, demanded a temporary shutdown of the power plant at Hamaoka, an ageing facility near a tectonic fault line.

日本首相菅直人要求暂时关闭滨岗核电站，这座老旧的核电站位于一地壳断层附近。

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The machine, which has been in a winter shutdown since December, will be started up again around Feb. 20, CERN said, and should reach its operating power in March.

CERN表示，这部机器自去年12月冬季以来已经发生一次关闭，它将于2月20日左右再度启动，并于3月达到运行功率。

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Despite the shutdown of the state's major power plant, lights, TVs and life's other electrical amenities continued to operate as usual.

尽管这个州最主要的电厂关闭了，但是，电视和生活中的其它一些电子娱乐产品还照常工作。

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ON, had been threatening to sue the government over the levy even before the nuclear power shutdown plan was announced.

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They are clamoring for a complete shutdown of nuclear power generation.

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It said Tepco staff at the plant were not trained to handle emergencies like the power shutdown that struck when the tsunami destroyed back-up generators, AP news agency reported.

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