Close to one-third of Japan’s power generation came from nuclear prior to Fukushima, and before the tsunami, there had even been discussion of increasing the share of nuclear to 50 percent with hope that this would help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Malapit sa isang-ikatlo ng power generation Japan ay dumating mula sa nuclear bago Fukushima, at bago ang tsunami, may nagkaroon ng kahit na talakayan ng pagtaas ng share ng nuclear sa 50 porsiyento ng pag-asa na ito ay makakatulong sa bansa na mabawasan ang greenhouse gas emissions.