ScienceFacility part of national effort to develop promising future energy techThe new facility will be tasked mainly with developing technologies for safe storage and use of radioactive fuel for fusion energy generation. (Photo by Ryo Matsuura)KENTO FUKUI and MOMOKO IMAMURAAugust 28, 2026 01:10 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's science ministry plans to build a new base for research on tritium as a fuel for nuclear fusion power generation at a national lab complex in Aomori prefecture, for collaborative use by industry, government and academia.