“The hulking system that once guided Japan’s pro-nuclear-power stance worked just fine when everybody moved in lock step.  But in the wake of a nuclear accident that changed the way this country thinks about energy, the system has proved ill-suited for resolving conflict.  Its very size and complexity have become a problem.  Nearly a year after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi facility, Japanese decision-makers cannot agree on how to safeguard their reactors against future disasters, or even whether to operate them at all”

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