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Japan’s Prime Minister up against nuclear lobby as he promises reforms

Japan tsunami: Survivors make emotional visit to Fukushima homes hit by nuclear meltdown | Mail Online 23 May 11, “……….Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Japan must rethink how nuclear power is regulated and explore other energy sources. Kan, battling low support rates, a feisty opposition and rebels in his own party, has pledged a blank-slate review of Japan’s current energy policy that aims to boost nuclear power to more than 50 percent of electricity supply by 2030 from about 30 percent now.
But whether he can break the grip of the politically powerful utilities companies remains in doubt. He also dodged questions about how big a role atomic energy would play in the country’s future….Japan tsunami: Survivors make emotional visit to Fukushima homes hit by nuclear meltdown | Mail Online

May 23, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general