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Japan caught up in energy dilemma

As the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster nears, the nation is faltering in its resolution to shun nuclear power.

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Cyranoski, D. Japan caught up in energy dilemma. Nature 507, 16–17 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/507016a

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