[yawaramin]

> Multiple sources [1][2].

Where does [1] say USD 1 trillion?

[2] says:

> The combination has had a toll on Japanese automotive (and other) exports. Barring Fukushima’s impacts, one would assume a return to pre-2008 fiscal meltdown exports by now. But basically they’re static. That’s in the range of $200 billion in lost exports just for the automotive industry. > > It’s likely fair to attribute $20 to $50 billion of that to irrational fear of radiation.

Like, are you serious? This is the most bizarro accounting I've ever seen.

> ...that’s about $100 billion in extra fuel costs.

And now it's counting as part of the cost of Fukushima the fossil fuels needed to replace it. Even more wacky accounting.

> another $22 billion for unexpected health costs due to burning extra fossil fuels.

It continues to get even more wacky, if that was possible, by attributing this cost to the Fukushima disaster. These are costs that would be avoided with a strong nuclear electricity generation program! These are arguments in favour of nuclear! It's not cost-effective for Japan to cover their land mass and offshore areas with solar and wind arrays! They have regular earthquakes and typhoons which would knock these vast arrays offline and take massive amounts of time and money to get back online!

You said: 'Fukushima will likely take a century to clean up and cost upwards of $1 trillion if not more.' The sources you provide don't provide the numbers or, if they do, they include bogus numbers that actually make the case for nuclear.