The Fukushima disaster in March 2011 was a watershed in nuclear power generation. When the tsunami badly damaged the Fukushima reactor and resulted in radiation release, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear reactors. Even more significant, Europe also reacted strongly to the accident, with Germany announcing plans to end all nuclear power generation within a decade and other nations halting consideration of new facilities. As late as September 2012, Japan announced that it would end all nuclear power generation within 30 years..........