Taiga Cogger, Author at Got Nuclear

What Happens After a Nuclear Plant Shuts Down

Taiga Cogger April 21, 2026 No Comments

On the way to Fukui, someone mentioned Eiheiji Temple, where monks train for years in near silence, repeating the same routines until the rhythm becomes familiar. The image stayed with…

Who Will Build It?

Taiga Cogger April 12, 2026 No Comments

A few months ago, I was speaking with a university student in Tokyo who had studied engineering. He understood energy systems well and was genuinely interested in infrastructure. But when…

Leading Energy

Taiga Cogger April 12, 2026 No Comments

Japan already builds some of the most reliable energy systems in the world. Its reactors, power plants, and industrial equipment are designed to operate for decades with minimal failure. Companies…

If you travel through Japan’s industrial regions, one thing becomes clear very quickly. The country’s economy is built on systems that run continuously. Steel plants, chemical complexes, semiconductor fabrication lines,…

After March 11: What Comes Next

Taiga Cogger March 14, 2026 No Comments

This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Every year on March 11, Japan pauses at 2:46 p.m., the moment the earthquake struck in 2011. In…

Fragile Energy Systems

Taiga Cogger March 5, 2026 No Comments

When tensions rise in the Middle East, the first signs rarely appear where the conflict is happening; they appear in energy markets. Oil prices begin to move, tanker insurance costs…

Structural Energy Independence

Taiga Cogger March 5, 2026 No Comments

With open military confrontation now unfolding in the Middle East, I’ve been struck by how quickly distant events reach into everyday life. The Strait of Hormuz is thousands of kilometers…

Hyperscale Energy, Speed, and Stability

Taiga Cogger February 27, 2026 No Comments

In discussions about artificial intelligence, the word hyperscale appears constantly. At first it sounds like it simply means very large. In reality it describes something deeper. Hyperscale refers to infrastructure…

Reluctant Acceptance

Taiga Cogger February 19, 2026 No Comments

For a long time, I noticed something strange about conversations on climate and nuclear energy. Even people who are deeply worried about global warming often hesitate when nuclear comes up.…

Moving East

Taiga Cogger February 19, 2026 No Comments

Nuclear energy has quietly returned to the climate conversation. Not as a slogan, and not as a universal comeback story, but as a practical question: if the world needs to…

Author: Taiga Cogger

What Happens After a Nuclear Plant Shuts Down

Who Will Build It?

Leading Energy

Energy and Industry

After March 11: What Comes Next

Fragile Energy Systems

Structural Energy Independence

Hyperscale Energy, Speed, and Stability

Reluctant Acceptance

Moving East