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JAPAN'S PLANS FOR NUCLEAR 2 TOKYO


magnitude quake. In September, the
government began implementing tougher guidelines, though
they have not set a fresh magnitude level.
Regulators acknowledge they need to take a fresh look at
the rules.
«Earthquake safety at nuclear facilities is an issue of
utmost concern to the public, and it's imperative that we
ensure safety as soon as possible,» said Atsuyuki Suzuki,
chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission.
For some scientists, however, no guidelines would be
enough to protect a plant.
Katsuhiko Ishibashi, earthquake specialist at Kobe
University's Research Center for Urban Safety and Security,
said one problem is that scientists are unable to pinpoint
fault lines with any accuracy.
«This situation clearly showed the insufficiency of the
old guidelines for examining the seismic design of nuclear
power plants,» he said, arguing no plant could survive a
direct hit from an earthquake.
The troubles facing Japan's nuclear industry come just as
it is getting a shot of fresh energy from concern over
climate change. Atomic power figured high in the
government's proposal to cut world greenhouse gas emissions
in half by 2050.
Japan has 55 reactors producing about 30 percent of its
electricity, with plans to build another 11 reactors by
2017, eventually boosting nuclear power's share of
electricity production to 40 percent.
Down the road, the government is pushing for development
of next generation light water reactors around 2030, and
so-called «fast-breeder» reactors that produce plutonium
that can be reused as fuel, fulfilling a Japanese dream of
energy self-sufficiency.
Japan, however, already faces difficulties in finding
communities willing to host reactors, mostly because of a
long list of past accidents and cover-ups of malfunctions _
including some at TEPCO.
The problems at Kashiwazaki could make that expansion even
more difficult. While many Japanese understand the need for
energy to power the world's second-largest economy, they
are hesitant to trust operators.
«It is impossible to guarantee 100 percent safety,»
conceded Yumi Shimoda, a 40-year-old marketing consultant
in Tokyo. «But what scares me is the fact that they tried
to cover up the truth in order to claim safety.»


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