Looming Maintenance Means 'Zero Nuclear' for Japan, but Does Zero Nuclear Mean More Gas?

SUGAR LAND--August 16, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Since July 2012, Japan has enjoyed the use of two of its 54 nuclear reactors. The remaining 52 have been shut down, due either to damage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, or to required maintenance outages. These units will be shut down for their regular turnarounds on September 2 and September 15, respectively, bringing Japan back to a "zero nuclear" status.