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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
As nuclear power faces greater scrutiny in Japan and other nuclear-reliant countries such as Germany and the United States, equal focus has been brought to the central role that natural gas plays in the Japanese grid and elsewhere.
The lost reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi facility represented over 4 GW of capacity for the region. Other reactors at the Fukushima Daini facility, representing yet another 4 GW of capacity, and will be likely inoperable for over a year. This means the regional utility, TEPCO, and other utilities in northeast Japan must now turn to alternative baseload power sources.
(Source: sbienergy.com)
The World’s Nuclear Energy Technology Renaissance: A Market Analysis - In Wake of Japan’s Nuclear Accident
On March 11, 2011 an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan; one hour later a tsunami hit the coast, causing massive flooding and destruction. Ten of Japan’s 54 nuclear reactors were shut down due to the earthquake and the resulting tsunami; while four of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors succumbed to actual damage, inciting international attention. What are the new industry forecasts and values? And how will the market recover long term?
(Source: sbienergy.com)