Japan Snaps Back With Less Power

[kristopher]

Japan Snaps Back With Less Power
Economy Survives Reactor Shutdowns, and Tokyo Rethinks Nuclear Policy

BY PETER LANDERS

TOKYO—When the March 11 tsunami knocked out more than half of the nuclear power plants serving the Tokyo area, it set off one of the biggest unplanned experiments in a modern society: Could a metropolis of 30 million people get by after losing about a fifth of its power supply?

After a steaming July in Japan filled with 90-degree-plus days, the preliminary answer is in, and it is yes. Not only has Tokyo Electric Power Co. kept the lights on all summer, it has so much extra capacity on most days that it could power New York City, too.

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[otohara]

1. My Family in Tokyo is Escaping

to Hokkaido in Northern Japan because it's so hot and humid in Tokyo and mini earthquakes still happening.