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Japan Inc not as keen as Abe government on nuclear power -Reuters poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/24/japan-companies-nuclear-idUSL3N0YB2PR20150524
Japan Inc not as keen as Abe government on nuclear power -Reuters poll
Sun May 24, 2015 6:00pm EDT
* Most firms see nuclear power having lesser role than govt target
* All Japan reactors are offline in wake of Fukushima disaster
* Govt aims for nuclear to be 20-22 pct of energy mix by 2030
* Expectations for nuclear energy prospects vary greatly
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese companies want and expect a lesser role for nuclear power than the government is targeting, a Reuters survey showed, reflecting persistent concerns about safety four years after the Fukushima disaster.
All of the country's 43 operable reactors are offline - the result of a tougher safety regime introduced after an earthquake and tsunami hit the Fukushima plant, causing meltdowns, explosions and plumes of radioactivity.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government last month proposed bringing nuclear energy back to account for 20-22 percent of the nation's electricity mix by 2030, seeking to reduce Japan's huge reliance on imported fossil fuels and lift the economy out of two decades of anaemic growth.
But slightly more than two-thirds of firms in the Reuters Corporate Survey, conducted May 7-19, saw levels of less than 20 percent as appropriate and realistically achievable given strong public opposition.
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Japan Inc not as keen as Abe government on nuclear power -Reuters poll
Sun May 24, 2015 6:00pm EDT
* Most firms see nuclear power having lesser role than govt target
* All Japan reactors are offline in wake of Fukushima disaster
* Govt aims for nuclear to be 20-22 pct of energy mix by 2030
* Expectations for nuclear energy prospects vary greatly
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Japanese companies want and expect a lesser role for nuclear power than the government is targeting, a Reuters survey showed, reflecting persistent concerns about safety four years after the Fukushima disaster.
All of the country's 43 operable reactors are offline - the result of a tougher safety regime introduced after an earthquake and tsunami hit the Fukushima plant, causing meltdowns, explosions and plumes of radioactivity.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government last month proposed bringing nuclear energy back to account for 20-22 percent of the nation's electricity mix by 2030, seeking to reduce Japan's huge reliance on imported fossil fuels and lift the economy out of two decades of anaemic growth.
But slightly more than two-thirds of firms in the Reuters Corporate Survey, conducted May 7-19, saw levels of less than 20 percent as appropriate and realistically achievable given strong public opposition.
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