This chapter explores Japan's nuclear power history, focusing on the Fukushima disaster's consequences, the subsequent reactor shutdowns, and the controversial discussions on the revival of nuclear energy in the nation.
All of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors were shut down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As the country's energy needs soar, debate is heating up over whether to bring the world’s largest nuclear plant back online.
On today’s episode of The Big Take Asia, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg reporter Shoko Oda about her visit to the Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant and the challenges to rebooting it.
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