Four Years After Fukushima Meltdown, Japan’s Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline

In Japan thousands of people are still homeless and all of the nation’s nuclear reactors are still offline, four years after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami caused the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised a five-year reconstruction plan for the areas still devastated by the disaster, but he remains a nuclear energy advocate despite strong public opposition. More than 120,000 residents who lived within 20 kilometers of...

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