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Japan’s earthquake and tsunami has pushed 11 of its 52 nuclear reactors offline. If they don’t power up soon, Japan will be hard-pressed to provide power to its people, since the reactors provide 30 percent of its electricity. As dependent as Japan is on nuclear power, 12 nations are even more reliant it, according to the World Nuclear Association. Using 2007 data, here are the Top 10 most nuclear-dependent nations:
A man and his son sell cucumbers on September 26, 2010 in the vicinity of the Metzamor nuclear power station outside Yerevan. T (Getty Images/Newscom/File )
9. Armenia – 39.4 percent
It only has one reactor, but it provides almost 40 percent of Armenia’s electric power. It’s one of two reactors built more than three decades ago using Soviet technology. But after a large 1988 earthquake in its northwestern region, the government shut down both reactors. In 1995, amid a deep recession, one reactor was restarted and has been operating every since.
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