This is Japan's Hamaoka nuclear power plant.<br /> <br />Like the majority of the country's nuclear facilities, it remains offline following the meltdown at the Fukushima plant in March 2011.<br /> <br />Critics say it should stay that way since the facility is in the middle of a seismic danger-zone, just 200 kilometers from Tokyo.<br /> <br />And experts say there is an 87% chance a massive quake will hit the region in the next three decades.<br /> <br />But politicians are pushing to reopen the power generating plants in hopes of economic growth.<br /> <br />Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said ditching nuclear power altogether would be irresponsible.<br /> <br />The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority is also expected to draw up new safety standards that could pave the way for plants to reopen.<br /> <br />For its part, the nuclear plant's operator is beefing up the facility's tsunami protections, including a defense wall and reactor flood doors at a cost of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.<br /> <br />Although
