Nuclear Politics

Japan Council Adopts Policy Package Calling For ‘Maximum Use’ Of Nuclear Power

By David Dalton
2 September 2026

Government also wants to accelerate introduction of innovative next-generation reactors

Japan Council Adopts Policy Package Calling For ‘Maximum Use’ Of Nuclear Power
The control room at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6 nuclear power plant. One of 15 to have restarted since the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi disaster. Photo courtesy Tepco.
A high-level Japanese council chaired by the prime minister has adopted a new policy package that calls for the maximum use of nuclear power as the government sets about strengthening the resilience of the country’s energy supply and demand structure in light of recent developments in the Middle East.

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