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"Three years after the Fukushima nuclear crisis all of Japan's 48 operable reactors remain shut, with no restarts scheduled."

via http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/28/japan-utilities-pl...

Worth keeping the big picture in mind.

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The real bogeyman isn't nuclear. It's companies getting away with poor practices, hanging onto outdated equipment, and whittling down safety recommendations/regulations. The same thing with the BP refinery disaster. (And two of those 3 with the gulf oil spill.)

If we look at organizations with good records with regards to nuclear power (US Navy and France) it's somewhat different from what we have in the US.

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