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Security officers stand guard in front of an entrance gate of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. Kyushu Electric Power Co started loading uranium fuel rods into a reactor on Tuesday, marking the first attempt to reboot Japan's nuclear industry in nearly two years after the sector was shutdown following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Security officers stand guard in front of an entrance gate of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. Kyushu Electric Power Co started loading uranium fuel rods into a reactor on Tuesday, marking the first attempt to reboot Japan's nuclear industry in nearly two years after the sector was shutdown following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are seen at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are seen at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A banner (C) reading “Stop Restart” is displayed at a protesters' camp site near Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A banner (C) reading “Stop Restart” is displayed at a protesters' camp site near Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




The top of No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are seen at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

The top of No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are seen at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel (R) inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel (R) inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (C) speaks to reporters inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are inserted into a reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. The sign above reads “Safety First”. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (C) speaks to reporters inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are inserted into a reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. The sign above reads “Safety First”. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, where fuel rods being inserted into a reactor vessel,  in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, where fuel rods being inserted into a reactor vessel, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A fuel rod is inserted into a reactor vessel inside the No.1 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. walks through a gate of the reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building where fuel rods are inserted into the reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. walks through a gate of the reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building where fuel rods are inserted into the reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. ride on a special crane during an operation inserting fuel rods into a reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building at's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. ride on a special crane during an operation inserting fuel rods into a reactor vessel inside the No. 1 reactor building at's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (R) speaks to reporters inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are being inserted into a reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An employee of Kyushu Electric Power Co. (R) speaks to reporters inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are being inserted into a reactor vessel at Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are pictured at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

No.1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings are pictured at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A geiger counter, measuring a radiation level of 0.013 microsievert per hour, is seen inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are being inserted into a reactor vessel at  Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A geiger counter, measuring a radiation level of 0.013 microsievert per hour, is seen inside the No.1 reactor building where fuel rods are being inserted into a reactor vessel at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, where fuel rods being inserted into a reactor vessel,  in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Employees of Kyushu Electric Power Co. hoist a fuel rod using a crane from a spent fuel pool at Sendai nuclear power station, where fuel rods being inserted into a reactor vessel, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)




A family looks at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station from the visitor's center in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A family looks at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station from the visitor's center in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)
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