Japan nuclear reactor halted for missing anti-terror deadline

Unit was first to operate beyond government-mandated 40 years

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The No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric's Mihama nuclear power plant in central Japan was halted just four months after its restart.

FUKUI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A nuclear reactor in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture was halted on Saturday, just four months after its restart as it could not meet a deadline set by regulators to implement anti-terrorism measures.

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