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Nuclear Capacity Factor In Japan Highest Since Post-Fukushima Restarts Began, Says Jaif

By Kamen Kraev
21 January 2025

14 plants now back online with 19 still listed as suspended

Nuclear Capacity Factor In Japan Highest Since Post-Fukushima Restarts Began, Says Jaif
The Onagawa-2 boiling water reactor unit was restarted late last year. Courtesy Tohoku Electric.
The capacity factor of Japan’s commercial nuclear fleet was 30.6% in 2024, the highest level since 2015 when reactor restarts began after a full suspension of nuclear power generation as a result of the March 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident, the Japan Atomic Industry Forum (Jaif) said.

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