Japan may be “a rather small country” but it IS the 3rd largest GDP on the planet They have the wealth, and in particular the wealth per capita, to make some choices, although not necessarily many of them quickly...
It is almost humorous to see countries like Lithuania and Bulgaria having made better energy supply choices over the last several years than countries like Japan and Germany.
What I’m actually more interested in with regard to THIS article is the restart of nuclear power plants. The Japanese seem to be saying this is feasible, the Germans and some US experts say it is not. ???
What I’m actually more interested in with regard to THIS article is the restart of nuclear power plants. The Japanese seem to be saying this is feasible, the Germans and some US experts say it is not. ???
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Each mothballed nuclear plant is a different situation that has to be carefully looked into before restarting it. Over 30 years operation the pipes, valves, electronic controls get brittle due to radiation/ When all these were hot and making electricity say 7 years ago. All these limitations were known and were compensated for.
After a 7 year cool off period how will brittle pipes and valves handle new hot water temperatures and more radiation? The big question.