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Fukushima's Non-Nuclear Power Plants: Their History, Damage by Disasters, and Prospects for the Future

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  • Kenta Ofuji

    ((University of Aizu))

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The Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011 directly damaged Fukushima Prefecture. Due to the ensuing nuclear accident of Fukushima Daiichi plant, the Prefecture's power output decreased by 9GW. However, Fukushima Prefecture has more than just nuclear power. Prior to the earthquake, the prefecture was Japan's biggest power-supplying prefecture because of its abundant hydro and thermal power. After the nuclear power plant accident, aversion to nuclear power naturally intensified in Fukushima Prefecture. Despite this, in the future, the prefecture will continue to be a power-supplying prefecture primarily via thermal and hydro power. The author, living in Fukushima, argues that the revival and bolstering of thermal and hydro power will help to dispel concerns about Japan's power supply and may also facilitate local economic recovery.

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  • Kenta Ofuji, 2013. "Fukushima's Non-Nuclear Power Plants: Their History, Damage by Disasters, and Prospects for the Future," Energy & Environment, , vol. 24(5), pages 711-725, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:24:y:2013:i:5:p:711-725
    DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.24.5.711
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    Cited by:

    1. Hui Zhang & Chris Dolan & Si Meng Jing & Justine Uyimleshi & Peter Dodd, 2019. "Bounce Forward: Economic Recovery in Post-Disaster Fukushima," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-24, November.
    2. Kenta Ofuji, 2015. "Recent improvements and challenges in Fukushima: prefecture's economy and living environment," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 4(4), pages 307-315, July.

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