Open AccessJapan Returns to Atom. Current Status and Prospects of the Japanese Nuclear Energy
Author(s) -
Łukasz Tolak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
securitologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-7436
pISSN - 1898-4509
DOI - 10.5604/18984509.1208246
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , atomic physics , atom (system on chip) , nuclear physics , energy (signal processing) , physics , atomic energy , nuclear engineering , political science , engineering , sociology , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , social science , agency (philosophy) , embedded system
In a year and a half after the events of March 2011, Japan excluded all their nuclear reactors, returning to fossil fuels as a basis in the energy field. The shock associated with nuclear disaster seemed to indicate an ultimate end of Japanese adventure with the atom. The situation has, however, significantly changed during the last several months, and the first nuclear reactor connected again to the electric network, is a proof of the change of the energy policy. The article aims to identify the current state of knowledge on the future of nuclear energy in the Japanese energy sector and adjustments proposed in the future energy mix. At the same time, it is an attempt to analyze the reasons that led the current Government of Prime Minister Abe to take very unpopular decisions to return to nuclear energy