Japan Returns to Atom. Current Status and Prospects of the Japanese Nuclear Energy

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Japan Returns to Atom. Current Status and Prospects of the Japanese Nuclear Energy

Journal Title: Securitologia - Year 2015, Vol 22, Issue 2

Abstract

In a year and a half after the events of March 2011, Japan excluded all their nuclear reactors, returning to fossil fuels as a basis in the energy field. The shock associated with nuclear disaster seemed to indicate an ultimate end of Japanese adventure with the atom. The situation has, however, significantly changed during the last several months, and the first nuclear reactor connected again to the electric network, is a proof of the change of the energy policy. The article aims to identify the current state of knowledge on the future of nuclear energy in the Japanese energy sector and adjustments proposed in the future energy mix. At the same time, it is an attempt to analyze the reasons that led the current Government of Prime Minister Abe to take very unpopular decisions to return to nuclear energy.

Authors and Affiliations

Łukasz Tolak

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EP ID EP80203
DOI 10.5604/18984509.1208246
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