Two Japanese nuclear operators are now actively reviewing advanced "replacement" reactors, as Japan's nuclear revival picks up.
Two Japanese nuclear operators — Kansai Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. — are now actively reviewing advanced "replacement" reactors, and Kansai has expressed an intent to move forward with one.
Much would need to happen for any concrete nuclear newbuilds to take shape, including new supportive policies and market structures.
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The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant has not been in operation since the 2011 disaster.
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be latest plant to restart 15 years after Fukushima disaster shut down country's nuclear energy.
Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
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