What do nuclear power plants and Shinto shrines have in common?
For a start, they tend to be hidden from view — the former in remote coastal locations, the latter behind stands of trees or atop hills or mountains. They are also sources of untold energy — one electrical, the other spiritual.
And if a reactor at a nuclear power plant melts down, another similarity emerges: They are expected to be preserved for thousands of years.
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