Seventeen others are awaiting approval, while some have passed safety inspections but cannot be restarted due to resistance from local populations. (AP pic) TOKYO: For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support. Today, 10 of the 39 reactors have been authorized to resume operations. Aerial photo shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town in February 2021. All were shut down after the tragedy, and new safety standards were set up. Before the Fukushima disaster, 54 reactors generated 30% of Japan's electricity. The commission is advocating for optimization in the use of reactors by reactivating as many as possible. Set up in July to strategize on how to achieve the goals of reducing emissions by 46% by 2030 (from 2013 levels) and how to become carbon neutral by 2050, the GX sees nuclear power as "an energy source that contributes to energy security and is effective in decarbonization." Ishiii participated in a demonstration outside the offices of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida against his decision to validate new nuclear guidelines proposed by the Green Transition Executive Commission, dubbed GX. Powerful quake in Japan leaves 4 dead, brings back memories of 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. "How can you forget Fukushima?," asked Hiromi Ishii – who had to leave her home after the destruction of the nuclear plant – on July 22, during protests against the powerful push for the return of nuclear energy, which is part of the new strategy of the archipelago. The survey result marks the first time since the Fukushima disaster in 2011 that an increasing role for nuclear has been favored. Japan's renewed focus on nuclear power is struggling to gain momentum in a country still traumatized by the 2011 Fukushima disaster. '(Bloomberg) - For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled nuclear reactors, according to a poll in the country’s top business newspaper. Japan redesigns energy future by prioritizing nuclear powerīy fast-tracking the revival of existing reactors and the construction of new units, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is reneging on the commitment he made after the Fukushima disaster to abandon nuclear energy.īy Philippe Mesmer (Tokyo (Japan) correspondent) Published on December 26, 2022, at 8:00 pm (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 2:17 pm
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