All of Japan's nukes are turned off
The extreme mistrust generated by the triple-meltdown disaster at Fukushima has led to all of Japan's nuclear power plants being shut down at once -- for the first time in nearly 50 years. The public seems to be telling the politicians that they'd rather have less power available than deal with the awful risks created by atomic energy. Bully for them.
It's a defining moment for that country. But the pressure to restart some of the reactors is enormous. Guess we're about to see what Japan is really made out of these days.
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Comments (4)
Man's failure to control nature or himself?
Posted by dman | May 6, 2012 1:06 PM
We'll see how they react when they start having rolling black-outs this Summer and the resultant effects on their economy.
But we'll soon be able to ship them coal from the new Millennium Bulk and West Hayden Island terminals. Winning, huh Jack!
Posted by zonedar | May 6, 2012 1:09 PM
We'll see how they react when they start having rolling black-outs this Summer and the resultant effects on their economy.
It appears that the Japanese people know what to do when a faced with a choice between money and cancer.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 6, 2012 5:36 PM
Better 'them' than US?
A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that there is no danger in restarting a reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant, despite the discovery of three broken bolts in the supports that hold up its "thermal shield."
Of course it can't happen here . . .
Posted by Tenskwatawa | May 7, 2012 2:29 PM