Japan Plans Nuclear-Power Revival

After attempting to phase out existing reactors, Japan is taking a cautious step toward restarting its nuclear-power sector.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe released a draft energy policy proposal on Tuesday that calls nuclear power an important part of the country’s future power generation and leaves the door open for the construction of additional nuclear facilities in the island nation.

In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, Japan shuttered its fleet of nuclear reactors. Then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged that the country would rid itself of nuclear power at a time when emotions and public opinion opposing the energy source ran high.

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