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Trusting Nuclear Energy after Fukushima
The world’s nuclear industry is still reeling from Japan’s Fukushima accident 18 months ago. With a tarnished reputation and world politicians promising voters they’ll pull out of nuclear energy altogether, the industry is on a PR blitz to save its image. According to Reuters, senior executives say the nuclear industry must redefine itself to regain [...]
In Focus: Modular Nuclear Reactors
The March 11, 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster has precipitated a world of change in Japan’s nuclear power industry. Within hours of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, most of Japan’s 54 nuclear power plants (which had supplied 27 per cent of Japan’s electricity) were shut down on orders from then Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Japan is now burning fossil-fuels [...]