Solar-Panel Makers May Benefit From Japan Nuclear Fears
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Akiko Hirai says the Hamaoka power station 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from her home evokes such dread of the crippled Fukushima plant that she would spend $6,000 installing solar panels if it helped make Japan nuclear-free.
“Who can really guarantee that they’re 100 percent safe? I want nuclear plants to be halted if they’re so frail,” said the 53-year-old housewife, who’s lived in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan for more than 20 years. “It’s not that I’m worried about myself, it’s my daughter and other small children I’m concerned about.”