Japan nuclear shutdown did 'more harm than good', study finds - World Nuclear News

Japan nuclear shutdown did 'more harm than good', study finds - World Nuclear News: Increased electricity prices and greater use of fossil fuels have led to more deaths following the Fukushima accident in March 2011 than the subsequent evacuation from the area surrounding the nuclear power plant, a new study shows. No deaths have been recorded as a direct result of the accident itself, but the decision to suspend nuclear power generation in response to it has contributed to loss of life, it says.