[fblike]
Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete! Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests.
This R&D provides resources on Japan’s use of nuclear power. Since Japan is starved of energy resources it has relied on nuclear power for nearly 40% of its energy needs. However, the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led to a shutdown of the country’s nuclear reactors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pushed for restarting nuclear power plants, arguing that it is a national security issue, but environmentalists say that the only way to keep Japan safe is to move to renewable resources such as solar power.
Ex-Japan PM: nuclear power remains unsafe and too costly https://t.co/dMjeht58CI #hinkley #Fukushima
— Kevin Sharpe (@IronMillTech) March 15, 2016
Five years after tsunami in Japan, many still can’t return home due to nuclear contamination https://t.co/y8FjRNXk6t pic.twitter.com/2yqmP84knO
— AJE News (@AJENews) March 11, 2016
Court orders shut down of 1 of Japan’s 2 operating nuclear plants for safety reasons, in blow to reactor restarts: https://t.co/aHHOEqGqmS
— Martin Fackler (@facklernyt) March 10, 2016
Japan’s nuclear power renewal is being threatened by court challenges https://t.co/F84MrFNKwX pic.twitter.com/ve39DNpov3
— Bloomberg Business (@business) March 10, 2016
Politics › Abe says Japan cannot do without nuclear power: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said Japan “c… https://t.co/VLhwmF2ldF
— Japan Today (@JapanToday) March 11, 2016
Two-thirds of local and prefectural leaders want Japan’s reliance on nuclear power reduced or ended https://t.co/VmE0Jc1mbV #JapanTimes #n…
— WorldNews_net (@worldnews_net) March 7, 2016
Five years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, nuclear power not needed, former Japan PM Naoto Kan says https://t.co/yr7Hg5m4AA
— Keiji Sato (@madk1999) March 7, 2016
“[Japan’s ex-PM] said Fukushima had turned him from a supporter of nuclear power into a convinced opponent” https://t.co/BAB9HQsNQM
— James W.W. Rose (@jwwr) March 6, 2016
Panel: Active fault likely under Shika #nuclear power plant in #Japan https://t.co/GEk4FEZTBH #Fukushima
— stapf (@stapf) March 3, 2016
What we can learn anout nuclear power from S Korea, Canada, and Japan: https://t.co/chcjN15juV | It need not be expensive
— Jaideep A. Prabhu (@orsoraggiante) March 1, 2016
Japan behind on wind power – The Japan Times – Japan behind on wind power The Japan Times As nuclear power plan… https://t.co/iwAlljj0Nk
— Japan Forum (@JapanNewsForum) February 27, 2016
Five Years After Fukushima, Japan’s Nuclear Power Debate Is Heating Up – GOOD Magazine: GOOD MagazineFive Year… https://t.co/wQ4iloccvj
— Nuclear News Canada (@NuclearNewsCA) March 16, 2016