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Future of Energy Policy

How our energy policy will be in future? What should we consider the use of energy from now? Let's think about the future of energy policy here.

Future of Energy Policy

How our energy policy will be in future? What should we consider the use of energy from now? Let's think about the future of energy policy here.
By nuclear accident and its prolonged processing, momentum against the nuclear power plant has been growing. If the people's will are inclined to against nuclear power, even government should modify strategy for nuclear power administration.
If we reduce dependence on nuclear power, what concerns will appear?
Immediately concern that occurs, is the lack of power supply. And ensuring of alternative energy to make up for it. Japan relies on imports for most of energy such as oil. And depending on which country we are importing energy, policy and diplomacy will be affected.
Domestic resource development will be also becoming important. Conventional energy development that has not been emphasized before, we must address seriously.
Research of nuclear energy is also important. There are reasons that many people are against nuclear power. It would be better to reduce commercial operation and concentrate on research until the dispelling the concern that are reasons to oppose nuclear power and until developing technology that can convince the opposition people.
When the government change energy policy, traditional concession structure and interests of bureaucracy, enterprise, and a lot of people are affected. Therefore, it is difficult to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies, and not easy to change the traditional way. However, it is risky to push forward the traditional way, big decision has been forced.

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Nuclear Power Generation is

Fission Energy
Nuclear power is basically the power generated by the nuclear reaction. Nuclear reaction has mainly nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Nuclear power generation that is operating currently in commercial takes advantage of the fission energy of uranium-plutonium.
Atmic Reactor
Atomic reactor is the equipment to make continuously stable nuclear reaction. Fission will generate a large amount of radioactive substance with explosive energy. Nuclear power generation is to generate electricity using the heat energy by controlling the nuclear reaction in the reactor.
Power Generating Plant
Power generation plant will generate the power by the generator. In order to move the generator, you need the power. In the case of nuclear power plant, it creates the steam that was heated by the nuclear reaction energy, thereby turns the turbine.

Issues of Nuclear Power Generation

Radioactive Waste
When operating nuclear power plant, radioactive waste will be made. Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive substances. Processing of radioactive waste has concerns of its risk and the impact to the environment, it has become a major issue of nuclear power.
Workers and Their Health
Those who supports the operation of nuclear power plant are the workers who work there. Workers sometimes have to work side-by-side with danger at high radiation area. And their health management is a big issue.
Safety Design and Quality Management
Fission energy is explosively large, nuclear reaction is dangerous accompanied by radioactivity. So, variety of safety design shall be applied to nuclear power so that any accidents or failures shall never occur.
Correspondence in Case of Accident
If the accident occurs in a nuclear power plant, it will have a significant impact on a wide range of people. Depending on the correspondence in case of accident, it can harm many people's lives and health, cause pollution in wide area and ocean, and will be criticized from the international community.
Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plant
The nuclear power plant will be gradually aging by continuous long-term operation. Outdated nuclear power plants will have to stop the operation, and must be decommissioned. The nuclear power will also have a big issue for this "decommissioning".

Future of Nuclear Power Generation

The Future of Nuclear Power
How the future of nuclear power will be that have variety of issues? How the nuclear power should be? Let's think about he future of nuclear power here.
Should the Nuclear Power Be Eliminated?
There are opinions that we should be without nuclear power. That says, we should abolish the nuclear power plants because nuclear power is dangerous, has concerns like accidents and radioactive waste, and it is not promising as an energy source.
Future of Energy Policy
How our energy policy will be in future? What should we consider the use of energy from now? Let's think about the future of energy policy here.

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