Part I: Nuclear doubts spread in wake of Niigata
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TSURUGA, Fukui Pref. — To understand why earthquake-prone Japan is unlikely to give up nuclear power anytime soon despite a series of accidents that have led to deep public distrust, a trip to Aquatom in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, provides some answers.

Aquatom, operated by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, is a combination science museum, library, theme park and community center in a stylish, modern building in downtown Tsuruga.