TY - BOOK AU - Kan,Naoto ED - Cornell University. ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy T2 - Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies distinguished speaker series SN - 9781501726941 AV - TK1365.J3 K36 2018 U1 - 363.17990952117 23 PB - Project Muse KW - Nuclear energy KW - Nuclear accidents KW - Japan KW - Environmental aspects KW - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - "Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies"--Page [4] of cover; A lecture delivered in Japanese at Cornell University as part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies distinguished speaker series. The lecture was translated for publication by Brett de Bary; Open Access N2 - In a speech delivered in Japanese at Cornell University, Naoto Kan describes the harrowing days after a cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami led to the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In vivid language, he tells how he struggled with the possibility that tens of millions of people would need to be evacuated. Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/57828/ ER -