The draft, scheduled for completion by the end of the month, comes in the face of widespread public opposition to nuclear power generation in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in 2011.
“We would like to expedite efforts to decommission Japan’s nuclear power plants,” Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) director Mika Ohbayashi said at a press conference in Tokyo today.
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Japan eyes nuclear in energy plan
The Japanese government’s initial proposals for a basic energy plan, set for release Friday, will likely prioritise nuclear power as a key source of electricity, but will not clarify the precise role that renewable resources will play in the nation’s energy mix.
6 December 2013 10:26 GMT
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26 September 2016 13:47 GMT
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