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Japan seeks to reverse commitment to phase out nuclear power
2013-01-11 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost two years after the triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi power plant sent shockwaves around the world, Japan's government is attempting to resell the nuclear dream to a traumatised public. Japan appeared to have ended its addiction to nuclear power when the previous centre-left government pledged last year to phase out all of the country's 50 working reactors by 2040. The announcement marked a dramatic shift from pre-Fukushima plans to increase Japan's dependence on nuclear from 30%...
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