Will Japan Be a Nuclear-Free Zone?

For months now, Japan has been shutting down its 54 nuclear reactors for routine maintenance and safety checks. At the current rate, the country will have no nuclear-generated power as of May, not long after the first anniversary of the tsunami that caused a meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi station. The plan is [...]

Written on February 8, 2012 | Posted in News

France’s Election Heats Up over Nuclear Power

A pledge from the Socialists and Greens to cut the number of plants has refocused the presidential race For decades the French political elite has agreed that nuclear energy is the best way to power the nation, and today France gets nearly three-quarters of its electricity from its 58 reactors—a far greater share than any [...]

Written on December 6, 2011 | Posted in News