reactor

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The combined entity now possesses 55 gigawatts of generating capacity, including 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.

From Barron's

Japan ordered all its nuclear power plant reactors to be shut down in 2011 after a magnitude 9 earthquake and massive tsunami caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

From BBC

Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a colossal earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown in 2011.

From Barron's

Nuclear reactors are expensive and have extended build times.

From Barron's

But, despite extensions to the plant's life, the second reactor was shut down in 2012.

From BBC