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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by ekianjo on Friday January 19, 2018 @02:06AM (#16184612)
> In Japan they just call them 'thermal plants'

Japan has completely shut down all operations of Nuclear Plants since 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan

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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by ptaipale on Friday January 19, 2018 @02:31AM (#16184698)
And as that page also explains, has restarted some of them, and the long-term policy calls nuclear power "the country's most important power source".
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