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The finish for Japan’s nuclear industry

Video http://www.presstv.ir/detail/190032.html—    Analyst: Japan’s nuclear industry is finished, Michael Penn, Press TV, Tokyo, 20 July 11, At one level, it seems that a fierce political struggle is now developing over the future of nuclear energy in Japan. While the prime minister has outlined a non-nuclear vision for his country, the opposition Liberal Democratic Party is moving toward a political position defending the need for Japan’s nuclear power plants to remain in operation-albeit with stricter safety regulations.

Many big business groups say that keeping nuclear power is the only realistic policy, but others point out that political conditions now make such an idea impractical.
How can Japan run nuclear power plants, Mr. Hosono suggests, if no local communities will have them? …
Another problem that officials point out is that existing nuclear power plants will have to undergo much stricter monitoring of their safety standards, and they will be required to make much greater efforts to assure the government and people that they can continue operating without posing an unbearable public threat.
Some older power plants, under such watchful eyes, could very well fail the strict new safety tests and be closed. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/190032.html—

July 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual