International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi has expressed his support for increasing Japan’s nuclear capacity as the country looks to commercial nuclear power reactors as a stable, clean source of power.
Grossi also offered Japan technical assistance as its bids to restart the idled Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in Japan’s northcentral region of Niigata. The facility is owned and operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which also owns and operates Fukushima-Daiichi, the nuclear station that was hit by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Tepco and the government are keen to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa, which was closed after the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, pending further safety checks.
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