NUCLEAR POWER: Fukushima accident’s long-term effects*


The release of radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor — the first major failure of reactor safety anywhere in the world for many years — has adversely affected the future of nuclear power throughout the world, and will accelerate the introduction of natural gas-fired power stations, releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere.

The quantity of radiation released from Fukushima has not, as far as is known, killed anyone. In contrast, the death toll from the…

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