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At this point I'd rather take the risks and costs of nuclear instead of the sure problems of coal and gas. Until it is all replaced with renewable (hopefully ve
by kaybe 8y ago
At this point I'd rather take the risks and costs of nuclear instead of the sure problems of coal and gas. Until it is all replaced with renewable (hopefully very soon) we should definitely keep everything possible running.
- Ultramanoid 8y agoTo your point, the effect of Fukushima is two-fold in Japan. On top of the meltdown and its consequences, since most of its 50-odd nuclear plants were stopped with only half a dozen restarted since, and with Japan lagging quite a bit in renewable energy projects, most of the energy needs have been since then met with a substantial increase in coal and gas use.