Japan Aims for 20 Percent Nuclear Power by 2040

Around 14 years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is preparing to increase its nuclear power capacity once again, to a mainly negative public reaction. Japan’s government has developed a revision of the country's basic energy plan, removing the statement that said it planned to decrease its dependence on nuclear power. This signals the government’s intention to continue using nuclear energy to power the country.   The 2011 Fukushima accident is seen as the second-worst nuclear disaster after the Chornobyl disaster of 1986.…