Three years after the nuclear disaster in Japan, they have declared they will begin restarting their nuclear power plants. They claim new safety standards have been set up and reached. The public has voiced numerous questions on safety and stability of the plants, however, no questions have been answered. The government is pushing for the restart of the nuclear power plants in hopes that it will help the economy. Are Japan's nuclear power plants safe to restart, and is having such dangerous sources of power really all that safe in an area prone to large earthquakes?
If the nuclear experts and engineers say that it's safe I don't think we have the knowledge or expertise on the situation to disagree with there decision. I'd also like to say that all these fears surrounding the fukushima situation have been blown way out of proportion. As catastrophic as many media outlets have describe the events at fukushima as being not even one person died in the aftermath. Scientists have also determined that radiation is not going to have health effects to the people in the area. The workers of the plant were perfectly able to keep the situation under control so I don't see why there is so much skepticism against its reopening. I believe that reopening the plant will be safe and that a lot of the protests are ignorant to the actual facts.
I do not think that it is safe. I am sure that they thought it was safe before but there was still a nuclear disaster. Many events can happen that cant be controlled or foreseen.
Exposure to radiation can be very serious. Japan is a hotspot for earthquakes. Anywhere there is land along a tectonic plate, you are going to have a higher concentration of earthquakes. Earthquakes can be very serious, and having structures such as nuclear power plants in areas such as Japan and California are basically playing with fate. All it takes is something to go very wrong such as a large earthquake. Why play with fate? Why can't power plants such as nuclear ones be moved to safer zones of the world and power be transported from those stations? Why can't we create alternative fuels that don't involve massive explosions when something goes wrong? We're running out of fuel. Although nuclear power may become a large source of energy in the future, we still need to find safer, alternative sources to power our society.
Nuclear power plants are amazing sources of energy, more efficient than solar or wind power and cleaner than using fossil fuels. The thing is, we don't have many other options, we need new sources of energy and going nuclear is an option. Oil is not sustainable and solar and turbine powers are not sufficient for our energy needs. I'd say the reward outweighs the risk for Japan.
i believe the Japanese should move forward with their nuclear power plant plans. These power plants will strengthen the country and improve its economy. The residents can not live in fear of the natural disasters and if the nuclear power plant specialists say it is safe to proceed then the people must trust them for the betterment of the country.
I think that maybe the news might be blowing the issue a little out of proportion, however, if Japan chooses to restart the nuclear power plant it would definitely be important to keep in mind that having a nuclear power plant in an area that is dangerously prone to earthquakes might not be a good idea.
Japan could do more to answer its citizens' questions though. I think that if Japanese officials were to do that, then there would be less concern. The questions that people are asking could just not be answered because the officials aren't so sure themselves.
Japan's nuclear power plants are an effective source of energy but they bring major potential dangers. If Japan was to bring another large earthquake (as it would be likely because they are in a major earthquake hot spot) the amount of radiation that would expose Japan's citizens would be catastrophic. The cancer rate in Japan would fly to record heights and many lives would be lost. Japan may have to work harder to provide energy, but at the sake of peoples lives, I would consider it necessary.
I would trust the scientists who are claiming it is safe and im sure they have taken greater saftely measures this time to assure what happened, won't happen again. However the government should be answering the publics' questions to reassure them this will not harm them and help their economy.
As a hot spot for earthquakes, Japan may be putting itself as risk again by restarting the nuclear power plants. The concern is real. Having a repeat of the fukushima disaster is in no one's best interest, as it had a devastating impact on Japan and the world. Exposure and radiation will affect the Japanese citizens, indirectly and directly.
On the flip side, nuclear power plants are an effective power source and could potentially help Japan's economy.
Whether the benefits outweigh the potential consequences, i'm not sure. I feel that where the location of the nuclear power plants matter, and that the government should ask the citizen that live in the risk zone for their opinion.
