A year after the triple tragedy hit Japan, the country still faces a potential energy crisis.
Nuclear energy once provided 30 per cent of Japan’s electricity. Now, only two of its 54 nuclear reactors are operating, and these are scheduled to go offline by May.
Despite the looming energy crunch, Japanese communities are still unwilling to restart reactors due to safety concerns.
Yet even as countries like Japan and Germany turn away from atomic power, several Southeast Asian nations are preparing to build their first nuclear plants. Singapore needs to watch this situation carefully. Full story
