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May 2, 2012

Not So Easy Going Nuclear-Free, Is It Japan?

Brad Plumer, Washington Post


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On Saturday, Japan will turn off its last operational nuclear reactor, the Tomari plant on the island of Hokkaido. That means, since last year’s disaster in Fukushima, the country will have shut down all 54 of its nuclear power plants. But how long can Japan remain nuke-free?

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