In Japan, a major reversal last month, the government now wants to restart more nuclear power plants that were idled after the 2011 Fukushima disaster and is interested in expanding investments in next-generation plants. Weeks after the announcement, Japanese broadcaster NHK commissioned a new survey that revealed half of the population supports the government's initiative to expand nuclear power. NHK found that 48% of the respondents supported Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan of developing next-generation nuclear reactors as…
