This energy source is to be gradually rendered obsolete in this country

Sep 17, 2012 11:41 GMT  ·  By

It has not been long since we reported on how, following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese people kept asking the country's high officials to make it so that their country no longer needed to depend on this energy source in order to have its electricity demands met.

Recent news on this topic informs us that, in the aftermath of several protests brought about by the reopening of several nuclear reactors supposedly in order to prevent an imminent energy crisis, the government finally agreed to giving due consideration to the claims raised by an ever more restless population.

Thus, the country's Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, informed the general public that from that moment on Japan was to make continuous efforts towards rendering nuclear energy obsolete.

Apparently, the high officials involved in taking this decision believe that, should things go as planned, the country could completely quit using nuclear energy as early as 2030.

However, as the Consumer Energy Report explains, the process of switching from nuclear power to safer and more environmentally-friendly energy alternatives might require that the country increases its dependence on fossil fuels, much like Germany did.

On the downside, several analysts claim that this plan lacks a solid scientific and economic basis, and that those trying to see it through will sooner or later realize that pushing towards the large-scale use of renewable energy sources is not something that can be achieved within a few decades.

According to the same source, one specialist in the energy industry, presently employed at Mizuho Investors Securities Co., told members of the press that, “The plan is worth trying, but sooner or later it will be realized it isn't possible.”

“To eliminate nuclear power by the 2030s, [we] will need breakthroughs in renewable and energy-efficient technologies,” this specialist further argued.

Hopefully, more information on this topic will soon be made available.