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Notes From A Nuclear Power Plant

By MartinAug 25th, 2008

I went on a tour this weekend at the world’s largest nuclear plant in Kashiwazaki Kariwa in Niigata prefecture, western Japan. It has seven nuclear reactors that are currently all undergoing repairs after the massive earthquake in July, 2007. The PR from Tepco, the electricity company that runs the plant, was confusing at first, and it is clear that damage was more severe than initially reported.

At the visitor center, I was surprised to see a lot of families with young children. That really got me thinking… How can we explain nuclear power to future generations? Educating kids about nuclear power is difficult – even adults disagree on almost all of the details. Read more over at Treehugger, with photos.

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