The restart of the reactor is expected to boost power utility’ earnings by around ¥100 billion ($672 million) per year. Read more
Over a decade after 3/11, Japan has the chance to foster truly participatory energy democracy by engaging its civic environmental organizations in nuclear policymaking processes. Read more
The completion date will be pushed back significantly to August 2029. Read more
A new plan envisions nuclear power making up 20% of Japan’s energy mix by 2040. But hurdles to reactor restarts and rising electricity demand cast a shadow on such ambitions. Read more
The long-delayed restart of the reactor, which was shut down in January 2012, boosts the number of Japan’s operational reactors to 14. Read more
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will decide whether to formally adopt the report after collecting public comments on it for about a month. Read more
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts on Monday began assessing strengthened counterterrorism measures implemented at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in central Japan, with... Read more
Residents near a nuclear power plant on a peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture are concerned about evacuating in the event of a disaster, especially after a major earthquake struck central Japan a... Read more
Tsuruga, Fukui Pref. – Kansai Electric Power on Friday rebooted its nearly 50-year-old No. 2 reactor at the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture for the first time since 2011, marking... Read more
Chugoku Electric Power plans to restart the No. 2 reactor of its Shimane nuclear power station in August next year if it gains regulatory approval, the company said Monday. The move comes as... Read more
