Dear SSJ Forum members,

NBR has just released a new Q&A with Daniel Aldrich that assesses the recovery efforts five months after the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and also how the crisis in Fukushima may affect Japan's nuclear energy industry. A link to the Q&A and a summary are below.

"The Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan"

Q&A with Daniel P. Aldrich, Purdue University

Link: http://m.nbr.org/refExr

SUMMARY

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami has had a major impact on both those living in Japan's Tohoku region and the nation's nuclear energy industry. Nuclear power provides a significant proportion of Japan's domestic electricity requirements, but the Fukushima nuclear disaster and TEPCO's and the government's management of the crisis in the days and months following the earthquake has created an environment of uncertainty regarding nuclear power in Japan.

In an interview with NBR, Daniel Aldrich (Purdue
University) assesses the recovery effort in the Tohoku region, the subsequent public and government response to the crisis, and how the evolving situation at the Fukushima facility may affect the nation's energy future.

Read the full interview to learn the answers to these
questions:

- What is the status of reconstruction efforts in the earthquake and tsunami-affected regions of Japan?

- How has the Fukushima nuclear disaster affected Japan's electricity production and consumption?

- What is the current attitude of Japanese citizens regarding nuclear energy?

Read now: http://m.nbr.org/refExr

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)'
Seattle, WA