Abstract
Public Fear Creates Contradictory and Risky Public Policy in Japan
Highlights
Japan’s nuclear industry is in total disarray
The technology can be significantly improved, and valuable lessons can be learned from the Fukushima disaster
Japan is looking to upgrade its air defences, but already it is being financially drained by its earthquake and nuclear cleanup costs from last March
Summary
Japan’s nuclear industry is in total disarray. The country’s general consensus in favor of nuclear energy has been shattered. Before the the March 11 crisis at the Fukushima power plant, roughly 70 percent of Japan’s population was in favour of nuclear energy; today 70 percent is against. There is a strong argument that the public has got it wrong that Japan’s nuclear reactors should be made more secure, not closed for the long term.
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