Fukushima was yesterday

Published in Die Zeit, 18.9.2014

The shock of the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima in March 2011 was severe, and the attempts to restore normalcy have been similarly intense. Regardless of public opinion, the government rushed to let nuclear reactors restart so they would begin to generate energy again. The main argument being that Japan has no natural resources and therefore no choice. This analytical feature shows several alternatives. On an island affected by stormy seas, sweltering summers and lengthy experience with the world’s strongest geothermal activity, other energetic sources are easy to find.

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© REUTERS / KYODO / DIE ZEIT

The shock of the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima in March 2011 was severe, and the attempts to restore normalcy have been similarly intense. Regardless of public opinion, the government rushed to let nuclear reactors restart so they would begin to generate energy again. The main argument being that Japan has no natural resources and therefore no choice. This analytical feature shows several alternatives. On an island affected by stormy seas, sweltering summers and lengthy experience with the world’s strongest geothermal activity, other energetic sources are easy to find.

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