Although the trend to end nuclear energy is irresistible, we could not realize the nuclear-free dream with immediate action. There are some essential reasons. First, since energy is the fuel for the sustainable development of the economy, we must consider how to make up for the shortage caused by the elimination of nuclear power plants. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to completely and immediately replace nuclear energy with other sources. According to the last three quarters published by Taipower, the largest quantity of energy sources is offered by coal (40.46% on average), followed by gas (30.26% on average), nuclear (18.27 on average) and from water energy (4.19%). on average) while renewable sources, strongly supported by environmentalists, share only 0.9% in total. Now, could these mentioned sources be the replacement of nuclear energy at this time?  CoalCoal obviously won't be the right one. Aside from the limited nature of coal mining, coal itself is the cause of a lot of pollution. Burning coal, particularly carbon dioxide, is a major contributor to acid rain and air pollution and has been linked to global warming. Additionally, there are numerous negative health effects from burning coal. Coal-fired power plants cause nearly 24,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, including 2,800 from lung cancer. (“Deadly Power Plants? Fuel Study: Thousands of Emissions-Related Premature Deaths.” MSNBC (2004-09-06). Retrieved November 5, 2008.) Europe's Annual Health Costs of Using Coal to Generate Electricity amount to 42.8 billion euros, or 55 billion dollars. (“The Unpaid Health Bill – How coal power plant makes us sick”. Health and Environment Alliance. URL consulted on 7 March 2013.) The g... at the center of the bill... the country's 50 reactors offline since then After the Fukushima accident, Japan was left almost without the nuclear energy that once provided about a third of its energy. As a result of the immediate reaction, Japan posted a trade deficit in 2011 for the first time in 31 years, and another deficit of 8.2 trillion yen ($82.4 billion) in 2012. About half of increase resulted from rising fuel costs, according to Trade Minister Motegi. (Ramtanu Maitra. “Japan without nuclear power is a disaster for the world” Executive Intelligence Review. September 27, 2013 edition) Now, Japan is trying to restart some of the 50 currently idled reactors. All this evidence makes it clear that we cannot be too eager to say goodbye to nuclear energy. Works Cited Ramtanu Maitra. “Japan without nuclear power is a disaster for the world” Executive Intelligence Review. Issue of September 27th 2013