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Japan is now Nuclear reactor free. For how long? How will they compensate? It’s going to cost, but if there’s a solution, it’ll be something worthy of many Nobel Prizes. The test will be the summer when people need to turn on the AC in a humid Japan. The ideal is that they stay this way, but the reality, they’re going to have to turn one back on. (CNN – Nuclear Free)
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The Reuters story brings up some questions. As Japan leaves nuclear power, yes today there is supposedly only 2 of the 54 reactors are still in operation in all of Japan. Here’s the bigger problem, where does the power come from? Fossil fuel imports are now at a high in Japan… and what does that lead to, at least in the US? Invasions and war? Kan became a supporter of finding alternate energy sources in exchange for safety which is great, but then where will it come from? Solar seems like it won’t be enough…  
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