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by Complexicate 3700 days ago
Nope. There's barely any nuclear power here now. Most plants were turned off after Fukushima. In fact I believe only 1 is online at the moment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan
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akafred 3700 days ago
Ah, didn't know that. I guess they are mainly running on electricity from coal/oil/gas power plants, then.
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lmm 3699 days ago
Which is a lot more efficient than running off direct-drive petrol engines. There are reasons why e.g. diesel-electric locomotives are a thing.
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