There are lessons to be learnt from Japan, given the dilemma it finds itself in. Should it continue running its 50 nuclear power plants or do away with them within a specific time frame? Opinions, after the Fukushima disaster, are sharply divided. The latest attempt by the Japanese government to chalk out a roadmap to end its dependence on nuclear energy has only led to more confusion. Once you are in the thick of a nuclear programme—Japan derived 30 per cent of its electricity from nuclear energy—exit options become more than difficult.
For full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/sayonara-nuclear [2]
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/sayonara-nuclear
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/sayonara-nuclear
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arnab-pratim-dutta
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-policy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
