日本关闭最后一座核反应堆

Opinion polls, both in Fukui Prefecture and at the national level, indicate a majority of the public is opposed to an immediate restart of nuclear plants. The governors of neighboring prefectures demand stronger guarantees and safety measures. They also question the idea that the Kansai region needs the reactors to make it through the summer.

在福井县以及全国范围所做的民意调查显示，大多数日本公众反对立即重启核电站。与福井县相邻的各县知事要求对核电站做出更强的保证并采取更为可靠的安全措施。他们还对关西地区需要这些核反应堆度过夏天的观点提出质疑。

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Shikata says the government hasn’t settled on a definite deadline for restarts. He says Tokyo remains committed to a "very intensive dialogue" with a broad base of stakeholders, including Fukui’s neighboring prefectures.

内阁官房副长官四方敬之说，政府还没有决定重启核反应堆的确切日期。他说，东京仍然承诺要与范围广泛的利益相关者进行深入细致的对话，其中包括福井县的邻县。

Shikata admits that failure to restart the Ohi plant before the summer is now among the scenarios considered by the government.

四方敬之承认，在夏天来临之前未能重启大饭核电站也是政府考虑的可能出现的情况之一。

"We think it is appropriate and desirable to restart the Ohi NPP," added Shikata. "At the same time, we are assuming that no NPPs will be operating and the hot summer could come. If there continues to be very strong opposition or reservations, we will need to continue to engage the public, and this could be in the longer run reflected in the long-term energy mix for our economy or for our country."

他说：“我们认为，重启大饭核电站是适当的和令人满意的。与此同时，我们也做出这样一种假设，那就是在可能出现酷暑的时候没有任何核电站运行。如果公众继续对重启核电站持反对态度或保留意见，我们就需要继续与公众接触，重启核电站可能是一个较为长远的目标，在我们的经济或我们国家的长期混合能源计划中也反映出这一点。”

In the meantime, Japan is compensating for the energy shortfall by relying on costly imports of coal, oil and natural gas. A situation that undermines Japan’s energy security, its economy, and the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.

与此同时，为了弥补能源短缺，日本开始依靠进口煤、石油和天然气。这种局面有损日本的能源安全和经济，并且会增加温室气体排放。