With the fears engendered by the Fukushima event fading, Japan is ready to restart a reactor complex. The local government of the Kagoshima prefecture has approved restarting of the Sendai reactors. Like it or not (and I can understand why there's a general uneasiness), Japan need nuclear power. Because they really don't have any other non-greenhouse gas generating options at this point. I do think that they could get a substantial quantity of energy from tidal and even ocean current power.
Japan local government approves first reactor restart
"The local go-ahead came after the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said in September it believed the two units at Sendai met toughened safety standards introduced after the Fukushima accident in 2011.
The actual restart, however, is likely to be delayed until next year as technical procedures are still under way, including more NRA approvals for remedial work at the site."
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