Japan heat wave: PM calls for ‘maximum’ nuclear power use

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1. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – NHK (B): [Kishida to become first Japanese PM to attend NATO summit](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220629_07/)
   – Japan Today (B): [Japan's heatwave continues; Kishida calls for ramp-up of nuclear power use](https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan&amp😉
   – Japan Times (A-): [After support for Ukraine, Kishida aims for NATO unity on China](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/28/national/politics-diplomacy/fumio-kishida-japan-nato-china/)
   – Asia Times (B+): [Kishida arrives at NATO locked and loaded](https://asiatimes.com/2022/06/kishida-arrives-at-nato-locked-and-loaded/)

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2. I’d really like to know the outcome of the safety assessments which have been carried out over the past 10 years. Was shutting down all the nuclear reactors really worth it?

3. Where is the logic: inspectors find safety faults in Fukushima Daichi plant, report their findings and issue advisories for years, TEPCO choose not to follow safety guidance…Reactors explode in natural disaster, TEPCO remain as a company, other reactors with 0 issues are shut down.

4. Worldwide energy demand is growing. So we not only need to (1) replace existing fossil fuel energy but also (2) increase overall clean energy production. We should be building more carbon-free baseload nuclear energy and more renewables while sunsetting coal and reducing natural gas to a smaller part of the flex power stack.