Saturday, September 10, 2011

9/10/2011 Solar power plant to open 15.5 miles from Fukushima

Source: The Telegraph
Date: 8:00AM BST 10 Sep 2011
by:  Danielle Demetriou
 [Editor's Note:  This article produced some cognitive dissidence in my brain.  On the one hand I think solar energy is an extremely useful and good development, yet this solar plant/theme park for kids is placed far too close to the Fukushima nuclear plant.]

A Japanese children's theme park company is planning to open a major new solar power plant just 15.5 miles from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor.

A Japanese children's theme park company is planning to open a major new solar power plant just 15.5 miles from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor.
The new plant will be less than 16 miles from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant Photo: AFP

The new project, located on a 3.7 acre tsunami-damaged site in Minamisoma, involves the creation of a one megawatt solar power plant, according to reports in the Nikkei.
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