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Re:Japan to rule out coal-fired plants as international crit... by rurounijones on Saturday March 30, 2019 @07:43AM (#19528938)
I am not sure it was international pressure; I think the difference is domestic pressure. The number of people in Japan that care about whaling is tiny.

Same with nuclear. Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed.

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Re:Japan to rule out coal-fired plants as international crit... by Reason077 on Saturday March 30, 2019 @08:19AM (#19529038)
> "Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed"

Japan has restarted 9 of it's reactors since Fukushima, after completion of safety checks, seismic upgrades, and implementation of enhanced safety rules. Another 5 reactors have been approved for restart, and restart applications are pending for a further 11. One new reactor, Ōma, which can run on 100% MOX fuel, is under construction and expected to come online in 2021.

Japan plans for 20-22% of it's power to be nuclear by 2030, similar to pre-Fukushima levels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan

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Re:Japan to rule out coal-fired plants as international crit... by ekianjo on Saturday March 30, 2019 @07:53AM (#19528961)
> Same with nuclear. Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed.

And the price of everyone's electricity bill has doubled or tripled. Well done Japan.

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