Tuesday, 5 April 2016

Japan Should Increase Its Target for Renewable Energy, In Case Nuclear Restarts Stall (Varun Sivaram, CFR)

Last month, Japan commemorated the five-year anniversary of the great earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The disaster—three nuclear reactor meltdowns and the release of some radioactive material—forced 164,000 residents to evacuate and deeply traumatized the country. So when Japan shut down its entire fleet of nuclear reactors, it was unclear whether they would ever restart.

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Varun Sivaram. CFR. Douglas Dillon Fellow

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