Once unthinkable – but soon now, all Japan’s nuclear reactors turned off
All reactors off by spring — a once unthinkable scenario, Japan Times, By MIZUHO AOKI As the crisis continues at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and thousands of people remain evacuated due to radiation fears, public sentiment has turned against allowing reactors idled for regular checks at power stations nationwide to be restarted.
To ease public safety concerns, the government ordered stress tests be carried out on all reactors. ….the overall sentiment against atomic power is gaining traction. The clock is ticking on the 54 reactors nationwide http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110719i1.html
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And the result is the first trade deficit in decades and a huge increas in imports and burning of fossil fuels, even with the great reductions in energy usage they have achieved.
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True, but this is a transitional phase, and might take less time than people think now. See http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/29/470589/backfilling-nuclear-shutdowns-with-efficiency-and-renewables-in-japan-germany-and-california/?mobile=nc
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