Court rejects residents’ call to halt Ikata nuclear reactor in Ehime

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1. I mean, considering how much radioactivity is released from mining coal and fossil fuels, the risk from nuclear plants is largely overblown. I also think that considering how much all these imports are taking a wrecking ball to economic growth and air quality in Japan – all in the face of imminent climate catastrophe, it’s probably a good idea to restart the plants until enough wind and solar is online to replace them.

2. If you go nuclear, you don’t need wind and solar.

   Nuclear power has a capacity factor of 92%. Wind and solar top out at like 40%. Why would you go from a more efficient energy source to a less efficient energy source?

   Especially when wind and solar take orders of magnitude more land and mining of toxic materials to produce that lower capacity factor?

3. So much for democracy.

   Just do what you are told.