Impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident on Nuclear Development Policies
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident has had an impact on the development
of nuclear power around the world. While the accident was followed by thorough technical
assessments of the safety of all operating nuclear power plants, and a general increase
in safety requirements has been observed worldwide, national policy responses have
been more varied. These responses have ranged from countries phasing out or accelerating
decisions to phase out nuclear energy to countries reducing their reliance on nuclear
power or on the contrary continuing to pursue or expand their nuclear power programmes.
This study examines changes to policies, and plans and attempts to distinguish
the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi accident from other factors that have
affected policymaking in relation to nuclear energy, in particular electricity
market economics, financing challenges and competition from other sources (gas,
coal and renewables). It also examines changes over time to long-term, quantitative
country projections, which reveal interesting trends on the possible role of nuclear
energy in future energy systems.
Published on May 10, 2017
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