Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that Japan’s future energy policy will be changed completely by re-evaluating the plans to expand nuclear sector after the crisis at Fukushima complex, informs BBC.
Nuclear plants provide about 30 percent of Japan’s electricity needs. Kan highlighted in a press conference that although the nuclear sector will remain functional, Japanese authorities will focus on other forms of energy production.
“The current energy policy predicts a 50 percent share of nuclear sector out of the total energy production, while 20 percent will be from alternative sources by 2030”, said the Prime Minister.
“This policy will be completely redrafted after the disaster at Fukushima in order to provide increased security in the nuclear sector and to promote renewable energy”, he added. Kan also emphasized that increased attention will be given to the energy conservation efforts.
The statements of the Prime Minister were asserted after TEPCO company announcement, the owner of the Fukushima plant, warning that nuclear reactor cooling operations could take up to nine months.