Real cost of nuclear power apparent at Fukushima
Submitted by Nichole S on Fri, 01/04/2011 - 5:15pmNuclear power appeared on the brink of a renaissance, until the Fukushima disaster. However, the darker side of nuclear energy has been exposed by Japan's struggle to contain radiation from the reactor damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. Measures to protect nuclear reactors from earthquakes in the future might be so expensive that investors will think twice before believing that an investment in nuclear energy can be profitable.