What Price Nuclear Zero for Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miguel Quintana (0000-0002-6751-1679, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 54 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466012037254 |
| OpenAlex | W4410184003 |
| Language | EN |
For the first time in 42 years, the portion of nuclear power in Japan's energy mix reached zero on May 5 with the shutdown of Tomari's unit 3, operated by Hokkaido Electric on Japan's northernmost island. Difficulties in obtaining local approval for the restart of two reactors in Fukui Prefecture, combined with delays in establishing a new regulatory agency for the nuclear industry, could force Japan to ride out the summer months of peak demand by relying exclusively on thermal plants and energy-saving measures - a prospect the government is already taking into account
Economics · Ground zero · Linguistics · Nuclear physics · Physics · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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