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Japan plans to continue safely restarting nuclear power plants and will use as much renewable energy as possible, Industry Minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday, indicating no major shift in policy ...
The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's exposure to natural disasters, casting fresh doubt over a push to bring its nuclear capacity ...
Before 2011, Japan was generating up to 30% of its electrical power from nuclear reactors. [3] After the Fukushima accident, all reactors were shut down temporarily. As of November 2024, of the 54 nuclear reactors present in Japan before 2011, there were 33 operable reactors but only 13 reactors in 6 power plants were actually operating. [3]
The country is likely to fall short of its 2030 target for nuclear power, reaching only 15% due to resistance from local residents and slow approvals by regulators for restarting existing reactors ...
The plant, like all other nuclear power plants in Japan, did not generate electricity after the nationwide shutdown in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, but was restarted on August 11, 2015, and began providing power to nearby towns again. Sendai is the first of Japan's nuclear power plants to be restarted.
Speaking at a carbon-reduction event, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hints at a renewed emphasis on nuclear energy, years after the Fukushima disaster. Japan considering development of new nuclear ...
On 2 November 2011 the No. 4 reactor, the newest model, was restarted. The reactor was the first in Japan to resume operations after the March accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. In December the reactor was stopped again for a regular inspection. [10] [11] On 9 December 2011 a leak was discovered in the cooling system of reactor No. 3.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the relevant ministers will meet next week to discuss steps needed to secure local consent for restarting Tokyo Electric Power's Kashiwazaki ...