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(@Alexander Coleman) それも大きいな問題と思いますよ。原子力発電に依存していましたので、もう一つ電源を見出さなくてはいけなります。それから、人々は再生可能 エネルギーが走っています。でも、デマンドの方が供給より大きいですから、原子力発電はさいはつしなくてはいけなります。日本では環境と経済安定は大切ものですけど。

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In the immediate aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, Japan idled all 54 of its nuclear plants. Now, though, five of them are back online while many more may be on the way.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is pro-business and who realizes that without carbon-free nuclear power the country won't meet its climate objectives, has said that reactors deemed safe by regulators would be restarted. To that end, the Japanese media is reporting that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) -- the state-run utility that operated the Fukushima plant -- is expected to get approval to rev up two units that resemble the design of the reactors that succumbed to the natural disaster in March 2011.

"One consequence of the accident was a gradual shutdown of all nuclear power plants, which has led to a significant rise in fossil fuels use, increased fuel imports and rising carbon dioxide emissions. It has also brought electricity prices to unsustainable levels," the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports. " The IEA encourages Japan to increase low-carbon sources of power supply."

Meanwhile, another Japanese utility, Kansai Electric Power Co., recently started up two different reactors. While 43 other reactors remain offline, about 21 re-start applications are now pending with an estimated of 12 units to come back in service by 2025 and 18 by 2030, Japan Forward reports. (The Fukushima accident took out four of the 54 nuclear units. Five of those are now back in service, leaving 43 idled.)

Right now, nuclear energy is providing 1.7% of Japan's electricity, which is down from 30% before the 2011 accident. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry says that if the country is to meet its obligations under the Paris climate accord, then nuclear energy needs to make up between 20-22% of the nation's portfolio mix -- a country with limited natural resources upon which it can rely. Under that agreement, Japan has committed to cut its CO2 emissions by 26% between 2013 and 2030.

"We believe that energy policy is a core policy of a nation, and must be approached from a medium- to long-term standpoint ... especially as Japan has few energy resources," the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan chairman Makoto Yagi is quoted as saying by the World Nuclear News.

One factor that has helped Japan is a nuclear watchdog that was created in September 2012: The Nuclear Regulation Authority has eliminated the cozy relationships that allowed utility employees to become nuclear regulators and it has stood up to political pressure to turn a blind eye to operational shortcuts. The agency has shown its willingness to exert its influence and to routinely give updates on the disabled Fukushima nuclear facility.

As such, the country's nuclear reactors are all going through rigorous stress tests to ensure that they can survive events similar to what happened in March 2011. The Federation of American Scientists has said that the accident at Fukushima was preventable and its findings are being used to enable the restarts of more nuclear units in Japan.

The potential restart of Japan's nuclear fleet is within grasp in large measure because the infrastructure is in place and dismantling it would take decades, all of which makes nuclear power a more plausible long term alternative than importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Besides the economics, nuclear energy -- from a climate point of view -- is better than natural gas.

No doubt, Japan has turned more and more to renewable energy and energy efficiency, which have helped the country reduce both its electricity consumption and its fossil fuel usage -- something that a a majority of the country's citizens favor. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry suggests increasing its green energy mix from 9 percent today 22-24% by 2030. Major Japanese companies such as Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi are investing in wind, solar, and smart-grid technologies.

In combination with nuclear energy, low-carbon sources would amount to roughly 45% of the electricity portfolio mix by 2030 -- if Japanese trade and energy officials' plans come to fruition. Meantime, fossil fuels -- coal, LNG and oil -- would comprise 55% by then, which have been as much as 85% in recent years.

"The key in moving forward is how to implement the new energy mix that the government has set," Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan chairman Yagi said. " The power companies will meet the ( safety, energy security, economic efficiency and environmental conservation standards) and contribute to the energy policy of Japan by maintaining and establishing generation facilities as appropriate, fully in line with the government's policies."

The Japanese people's continued skepticism is natural and healthy. But their leadership asserts that the critics' concerns have been addressed and that the nuclear energy sector has undergone a transformation -- one that is safer and more transparent than it has ever been. If Japan is to expand its economy while reducing its CO2 emissions, officials there reason that nuclear energy is critical and thus, they must leverage their existing assets.

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Japan Circling Back To Nuclear Power After Fukushima Disaster

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The 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted the country to idle its entire nuclear power plant fleet, but now economic and environmental pressures have led Japanese policymakers to rethink the country's nuclear energy goals. Five of its 50 plants are up and running again, and more are on the way.

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原子力はきけんだと思う’。放射能 （ほし

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原子力はきけんだと思う’。放射能 （ほしゃのう）はけんこうにわるい。原子量区発電所周辺（げんしりょくはつでんじょしゅうへん）の人々は病気（びょうき）がん放射のによる先天性けっそんの影響をうけます。イネルギーを生産する方法はたくさんあります。

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@Jemuel Ramirez:  )太陽光は原子力発電所の良い代替と思います。太陽光は安くなります。毎年,改善して, より効率的で多用途になります。エネルギー貯蔵は人にとっての主な問題でしたが、新しい展開を変えるでしょう。そして、ソーラーパネルにはさまざまな形があります。そこにソーラーパネルの道路や明確なもの安く柔軟なものさらには窓のあるものです。原子力発電とは異なり、有害物質を放出する心配はありません。

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(@Joradan Free) Jemuel Ramirez:この冷却プロセスが適切に実行されると、環境に与える影響はわずかです。

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(@Jordan Free) Kyle Lewis:たしかに、それはそうかもしれませんが、原子力発電は石炭よりもいいことをするよ。石炭が地球温暖化を増加（ぞうか）します。それから、原子力発電の方が効率それについて経済と世界のため。再生可能な代替エネルギーが効率的になるまで、日本は原子力発電を利用してと思います。

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Alexander Coleman: 日本はたくさんの原子力発電所を廃炉（はいろ）しました。また、

２０１１年３月11日まで、日本の発電は原子力が３０％で、４０％に上げる予定（よてい）もありました。今日の１．７％にくらべたら、とても大きい変化（へんか）です。ですから、日本は多くのエネルギーを輸入（ゆにゅう）する必要があります。この問題に解決（かいけつ）がありますか。

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Alexander Coleman:

原子力発電所はたしかに水を活用します。でも、水を処理されるまで、水を放出（ほうしゅつ）しないので、この点について環境（かんきょう）に影響（えいきょう）はないです。

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Jemuel Ramirez: 1)私は原子力エネルギーが主要なエネルギー生産方法として使われるべきだと考えます。他のエネルギー生産方法よりも原子力エネルギーが経済にとってより良いと考えています。2)どのようなエネルギー生産方法が原子力エネルギーより効率的でありますか。

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Jordan Free:

原子力発電所が環境を痛めます。というのは、原子力発電所は水冷（すいれい）システムを用いて、それは海や川から水を抜いて原子炉を冷却します。水が海に戻ってきたら,それは前より暖かいです（２５度より暖かい）。これは魚や植物を殺すことができます。

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私は原子力発電は危(あぶ)ないと思います

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私は原子力発電は危(あぶ)ないと思います。

なぜなら、原子力発電所(はつでんしょ)の建設(けんせつ)はコストが高くて、「Union of Concerned Scientists」によると、建設コストは九十億ドルぐらいかかります。それから事故が起こったら、大きな放射能処理(しょり)が必要です。

第二に、原子力発電所(げんしりょくはつでんしょ)は水を活用しますので、それは環境(かんきょう)にも影響(えいきょう)します。原子力発電所はたいてい大量の水使うので、魚(さかな)影響(えいきょう)しています。

第三に、農業に依存(いぞん)している国の経済(けいざい)も危ないです。なぜなら、リスクが大きいので、原子力発電所建設は難しいからです。三つ理由で、私は原子力に反対です。