Mieruka Facts

Mieruka Facts

11 Operational status of nuclear plants in Japan

High costs and many safety problems have prevented most nuclear reactors from restarting in Japan.Almost nine years have...
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13 Soil contamination in Eastern Japan (2011 to 2020)

Soil contamination from the nuclear accident was huge, and the problems continue.After TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear...
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14 Costs of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Costs of the nuclear accident are enormous, with the latest estimates as high as 81 trillion yen, which may ultimately h...
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15 Solar power is variable, but there are ways to compensate

Solar power and other renewable forms of energy are variable, but there are many effective ways to compensate.During the...
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16 What do the fisheries cooperatives say about ocean dumping of contaminated water

The government wants to dump radioactive water into the oceans, but fishermen are opposed, and there are better alternat...
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12 Global trends in the cost of electricity, by source (2009 to 2019)

Nuclear power, once considered cheap, is now the most expensive source of electricity, while renewables are looking bett...