Japan Commits to Eliminating Nuclear Power

So the rumors we reported on yesterday are true: The Japanese government's just-released energy policy does indeed call for the complete phase-out of nuclear power . However, the timeline is somewhat longer than many expected, with the policy saying that nuclear generation will be eliminated by the end of the 2030s, instead of at the beginning of that decade. The 20-page policy paper also lacks specific details about how the government will achieve its target. The announcement comes 18 months after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The plant, which experienced a triple-core meltdown, will take about 40 years to decommission , and the contaminated towns in the surrounding area will be uninhabitable for decades. While the new official energy policy calls for eventually eliminating nuclear power, it also says t...

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