Warily Leading Japan’s Nuclear Reawakening
Shinzo Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan and he has been campaigning
around with the intention of reviving Japan’s nuclear capabilities. However, before the government can proceed,
they first need the approval of all of the surrounding towns affected by the
2011 crisis. Three years have passed since the Fukushima accident. In the power
plant, three of the six nuclear reactors melted down and resulted in disastrous
consequences. Although local journalists are optimistic that he will be able to
gain the favor of the residents. The community around Fukushima has been
enthusiastically supporting the return of nuclear power. Even though the clean
up from the recent meltdown is estimated to take decades. The incident has
resulted in a lower total factor productivity and a steep loss of capital and
labor. These factors contributed to a sharp decline in total output. Because
jobs have become scarcer, the local communities have fallen on hard times and
are welcoming the potential jobs that will come with the plant’s reawakening.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/world/asia/warily-leading-japans-nuclear-reawakening.html?ref=world
Japan has to depend on the nuclear power because there is a little resource. I think the decision of the Abe is completely right decision. It is true that the risk of mostly depending nuclear power is not solved,but if Japan wants to keep the high productivity, we need to nuclear power.
ReplyDeleteThere have been instances of environmental sustainability and care being put aside by people in an area in order to stimulate economic growth, such as the rural midwest here in America keeping with coal mines and factories, even though they produce a lot of pollution, because they provide jobs that might not be available to the population, lowering unemployment. Japan seems to be in a similar situation with high unemployment and pursuing Nuclear Power, despite environmental risks, is in the interest of the community to bring jobs back to the area.
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