Abe's Nuclear Energy Policy and Japan's Future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7837482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Kingston (0000-0003-3869-9788, corresponding author), Jeff Kingston |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 34 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/s1557466013034554 |
| OpenAlex | W4410183767 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The utility's glaring ineptitude with crisis - management was noted right from the start of the Fukushima disaster. How and why could TEPCO have kept repeating the same blunders over and over?” (Asahi 7/31/2013) On August 7, 2013 PM Abe Shinzo finally announced that the government had lost faith in Tepco's ability to manage the ongoing crisis at Fukushima following months of media reports documenting dangerous radioactive water leaks. NHK News (8/6/13) commented, “Once again Tepco is one step behind.” And the following night it described Tepco's efforts as “groping in the dark”. This explains why 94% of Japanese believe that the Fukushima accident has not been brought under control and why 31% want to abandon nuclear energy as soon as possible with an additional 54% supporting a gradual phase out. (Asahi 7/18/2013
Economics · Nuclear energy policy · Nuclear physics · Nuclear power · Physics · Political science · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Nuclear and radioactivity studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |